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Countertop Brutus 20 Parts List

Qty
Source Notes
Kettle



24 quart aluminum kettle w/ lid 1
Cabela's Many sources. Look for tall / narrow over short / wide.
3/8” female barb 2
Northern Brewer
3/8” close nipple 1
Home Depot
weldless thermometer sight gauge 1
Bargain Fittings
1/2” to 1/4” NPT reducer 1
Home Depot For fitting thermocouple to sight gauge.
1/2” weldless fitting set 1
Bargain Fittings The 1/2” male barb from the set gets used in the CFC assembly.
1/2” close nipple 1
Northern Brewer
120V 2KW water heater element 1
Ace Hardware
water heater element nut 1
Bargain Fittings
14 gauge appliance cord 1
Home Depot
pvc end cap 1
Home Depot Drill hole in end to run appliance cord through. Fill with epoxy after attaching element.
4” K type liquid safe thermocouple 1
Auber Instruments
self-stick duct insulation 1 roll Home Depot





MLT



5 gal cooler 1
Home Depot
3/8” female barb 2
Northern Brewer
3/8” nipple 2
Home Depot Lengths will vary depending on thickness of cooler body and lid.
3/8” ball valve 1
Home Depot
3/8” male barb 3
Northern Brewer
3/8” female tee 1
Home Depot
stainless braid 1
Home Depot Cut off of a heavy-duty washing machine hose.



Pump / CFC



HD bucket w/ lid 1
Home Depot
march pump 1
Northern Brewer
1/2” close nipple 1
Northern Brewer
1/2” nut 1
Northern Brewer
1/2” coupler 1
Northern Brewer Spare 1/2” male barb from kettle weldless fitting connects here.
1/2” female barb 1
Northern Brewer Pump input.
1/2” female to 3/8” barb 1
Northern Brewer Pump output.
3/8” female barb 1
Northern Brewer
3/8” close nipple 1
Home Depot
3/8” ball valve 1
Home Depot
3/8” male barb 1
Northern Brewer
female garden hose end 2
Lowe's I wanted all bucket connections to be male.
male garden hose end 1
Lowe's These bits allow hose scraps to be used for CFC fill and dump hoses.
1/2” copper pipe 1 ft Home Depot
1/2” copper tees 2
Home Depot
1/2” to 1/4” copper reducer 2
Home Depot
3/8” od soft copper tubing 20 ft Home Depot Not much room in bucket to go longer than 20 ft.
5/8” id high-temp garden hose 50 ft Home Depot
1/2” high-temp silicone tubing 4 ft Northern Brewer
3/8” high-temp silicone tubing 8 ft Northern Brewer
1/2” QuickConnectors 1 set Northern Brewer Used on 1/2” kettle to pump / CFC hose. All other external hose connections are friction fit.



Controller



6x4 electric job box 1
Lowe's
14 gauge appliance cord 1
Home Depot Cord is plenty long enough to cut and use scraps for in-box wiring.
40A SSR 1
Auber Instruments
SSR heat sink 1
Auber Instruments
SYL-2362 PID 1
Auber Instruments
thermocouple panel mount 1
Auber Instruments Pay attention to TC polarity from PID through panel mount or temp readings will be wrong.
120v switch / plug combo 2
Lowe's
switch cover plate 2
Lowe's
 

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