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Feurhund
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Did all of you guys pay 52 dollars a piece or your locking receptacles, the prices are killing me. Just want to see if there is a cheaper site. Thanks.
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konrad
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They are expensive. I found some cheaper ones on ebay but it was only few bucks if you add shipping. Amazon has free shipping and returns are easier if something was wrong with the item.
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Castermmt
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If your not in a wet or moist area like a basement then you can use a regular outlet receptacles which sell for around $20 US.
I'm on the road right now but will send pictures this weekend of my panel receptacles. The only reason to use the listed receptacles is the moisture in his basement or anywhere else in a confined space where steam and moisture can't escape. We also need to consider how we seal a enclosure as to not release moisture which can kill your components.
I have no moisture issues because I have a large air conditioned garage as my brew area and can set up my panel anywhere I want far away from any moisture. So it depends on where your going to brew. I plan on putting in a hood as well.
Castermmt
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milldoggy
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I ordered my thhn wire and receptacles from http://www.stayonline.com. They had the best prices I could find except for used ones on ebay.
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kal
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| Castermmt wrote: | | If your not in a wet or moist area like a basement then you can use a regular outlet receptacles which sell for around $20 US. |
Locking has nothing to do with wet/moist areas but with stuff possibly becoming disconnected. Mine are not weatherproof. They're simply locking. If you want weatherproof you have to add rubber boots (a separate item). I did not think this required.
I used locking because some of the cables are very heavy once built (especially the element cables and power cable) so I didn't want them to come loose by accident since they're installed vertically plugged into the bottom - all the weight pulls down.
Or worse than unplugging completely would be if they slowly worked themselves down over time and the contact point became smaller which in turn could cause more current to flow through a small space which is turn causes heat which then may melt the connector/cause a fire/etc.
So you could use no-locking for the pumps (the cables are fairly light) but I'd be hesitant to use non-locking for the two heating element and one power input connectors since they're vertically oriented.
Kal
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Castermmt
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