Control Panel Power Cord

This power cord is used to power your control panel from a standard North American dryer outlet (240V/30A with ground).

A ground fault interrupter (GFI) must be used and may be installed in one of two places: Either in the circuit breaker in your home's electrical panel, or in-line with the control panel power cord.

We recommend that you check that whatever GFI you intend on using adhere to your local electrical code in terms of trip settings and speed of operation.

Regardless of which option you use, a GFI is an absolute requirement for safe brewing. Do not confuse a GFI with a circuit breaker: A circuit breaker saves equipment, a GFI saves lives.

GFIs are designed to prevent electrocution by detecting the leakage current, which can be far smaller (typically 5–30 milliamperes) than the currents needed to operate conventional circuit breakers or fuses (several amperes). GFIs are intended to operate within 25-40 milliseconds, before electric shock can drive the heart into ventricular fibrillation, the most common cause of death through electric shock.

While the electrical code varies from country to country, in the United States GFIs are typically required in kitchens, bathrooms, and other places that can be wet and the National Electrical Code (NEC) requires that GFI devices intended to protect people interrupt the circuit if the leakage current exceeds a range of 4–6 mA of current (the trip setting is typically 5 mA) within 25 ms. In other places the trip setting may be as high as 10-30mA.

Please do not forgo using a GFI thinking that simply being 'careful' will be enough. Like the seat belts in your car, a GFI exists because accidents or failures happen, even on properly designed, built, and operated equipment.

The power cord features a locking NEMA L14-30 female connector on the control panel side (for added safety) and a standard 4-slot North American 240V AC 30 Amp male dryer plug on the wall plug side.

For more information see our section on control panel supply power.

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Control panel power cord with locking NEMA L14-30 female connector:



 

The power cord plugs into a standard 4-slot North American 240V AC 30 Amp dryer outlet:

For more information visit the official Control Panel Power Cord product thread in our forum.

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