As some may know, my cheese making has been offline for about a year, due to a remodel.
Basically my old space was taken over, and i built out a new space.
But i lost my old immersion bath heater, and cheese press in the process. Basically, I'm starting over...
So, I started making my new water bath.
I am finally making progress on my new immersion heater bath.
I am using two 220vac 30amp (6000watt each) heaters to heat my water bath.
I know it’s not safe as pictured. But it’s a work in progress, and when done, it will be safe. Pictured here is just the first test. So, the electric terminals are exposed. But they will be properly covered when complete.
My temperature will be controlled via a PID controller. The PID will take input from a thermocouple and my temperature settings. The PID controller controls a solid state relay that turns the heaters on and off. I also have a water lever sensor that will turn the burners off should the water level fall too low.
Anyway, this is work in progress. Today was a bit of a milestone in that I was able to heat water in my trough without all my previous gear. A bit more professional than before I think.