power regulator

joe 90 · Feb 16, 2019

hi i have just acquired a 2000 watt boiler with no way of reducing the power to it
what do use guys use on your electric boilers to turn the power up and down when neededaunsure....

BeerCat · Feb 16, 2019

You want a voltage regulator. @foxbat has a great thread on building one using this http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5...0001&campid=5338413729&icep_item=183103872069

Here is the link http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=74112&highlight=voltage+controller&page=1

foxbat · Feb 16, 2019

Yep, still using my home made regulator on every brew. Somewhere around 1.5kW is usually enough for a good boil in my system.

simon12 · Feb 16, 2019

You likely don't need to turn it up or down, do you have a reason to need to?

cushyno · Feb 16, 2019

It depends how much liquid you're heating and how well insulated your kettle is. If it's 20-25L then 2000W may be just enough to maintain a rolling boil. If you're only heating 12L then 2000W may be too much power, just unnecessary.

I use a similar regulator to foxbat and it works well. Somewhere between 75-85% power maintains a rolling boil with my Peco basic boiler (insulated) depending on the ambient air temperature.

AdeDunn · Feb 16, 2019

cushyno said:
It depends how much liquid you're heating and how well insulated your kettle is. If it's 20-25L then 2000W may be just enough to maintain a rolling boil. If you're only heating 12L then 2000W may be too much power, just unnecessary.

I use a similar regulator to foxbat and it works well. Somewhere between 75-85% power maintains a rolling boil with my Peco basic boiler (insulated) depending on the ambient air temperature.

This. Thanks to the insulation on my boiler, I've found that 75% voltage to my 2.4Kw, 10 amp, element gives me the perfect rolling boil for about 22 litres of wort. More than this and I'm just boiling off more liquid than I need to. I also have a similar regulator, but mine is built into a control panel along with a PID. Larger quantities of wort though I don't use the regulator as it's not needed.

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