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PID for Boil Kettle Gone Dark

 
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Robdog1701




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PostLink    Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:05 pm    Post subject: PID for Boil Kettle Gone Dark Reply with quote


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I thought I would reach out and see if anyone has experienced one of their PIDs failing. I have the 30A system from The Electric Brewery and it has worked spectacularly for the past several years. I've been brewing 10 gal batches at least once a month for about 5 years and this is the first difficulty I have run into (that wasn't my own doing).

While brewing a Schwarzbier from the recipe page, I found the brew kettle PID went blank at some point during the mash process. I moved the brew kettle power line to the HLT plug and kept going so I didn't waste the day. At some point in the boil, the Brew PID lit back up and I was able to complete the boil using the the correct PID and connection.

I powered down, cleaned and then powered back up to see if the fault was still there. Sure enough the Brew PID was blank again. I check the power coming into the PID and there is power, but it doesn't display anything. Here is what it looks like this morning.
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So the questions are:
Is there a process I can go through to check to find the cause?

Should I just replace the module and see if that corrects it?


I really appreciate any advise and/or expertise you all can give.



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PostLink    Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi!

I take it this is the control panel you purchased from us in 2014 (pre-assembled)? Sounds like a PID has died. I would replace it. There's likely a broken part inside, or a part that is borderline not working. Could also be a intermittent loose connection inside. If you have time and are electronics-savvy, feel free to take it apart and test parts / see if there's anything obvious. It's a lot of small surface mount devices so it's not that obvious. Most people would simply replace it.

Replacements are available here: https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/collections/temperature-controllers/products/syl-2352-pid-temperature-controller

All it takes is a screwdriver to replace. Make sure to reconnect the wires in the same spots. I recommend using pieces of tape to label them as you disconnect them one by one to make sure you don't cross wires or lose track. Make sure to do this with the panel unplugged.

Once back up, make sure to do the PID setup per the instructions here: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/control-panel-setup

Cheers!

Kal

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PostLink    Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Kal!! That is what I figured, but I wanted to check.
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PostLink    Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're welcome! Happy brewing!

Kal

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