Pump Remote Control

Matt F · Post by **Matt F** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:41 am

I borrowed an idea from a guy's setup that was on Brewing TV. I bought a remote to turn an outlet on and off. You can find them at any hardware store right now as they are marketed for Christmas tree lights. I picked one up at Menards. It is very convenient for turning the pump on and off from where ever you may be standing.

BrewHound · Post by **BrewHound** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:07 am

It is very covienent to do it this way, you can wire the pump through any form of switch to acomplish this, I have seen a lot that are done using a light switch mounted on the stand.

davidw · Post by **davidw** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:29 pm

That's exactly what I did, purchased an outdoor switch housing (which has a plastic cover over the actual switch to keep it waterproof) and mounted it near my pump on the stand. It works well on my set up as I am right near the pump when I am adjusting the flow or doing run off to the kettle.

DrPaulsen · Post by **DrPaulsen** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:13 pm

I think a remote control switch is a cool idea, especially if you only have one or two things to switch and don't need a dedicated control box. I wired up a double-pole switch to an outlet to run two pumps from my control panel. It's working so far for me.

I wonder if you could use one of those remote switches as a kill switch in case something goes terribly wrong?

Matt F · Post by **Matt F** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:21 pm

This is the one I have.
http://www.menards.com/main/electrical/ ... c-9526.htm

They had another one that had three separate on/off outlets. Not sure what kind of load they can handle.
http://www.menards.com/main/electrical/ ... c-6471.htm

JimF · Post by **JimF** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:22 pm

I've been thinking about getting a foot operated switch for my pump for sometime now. I'm leaning toward this one http://www.amazon.com/MLCS-9089-Switch- ... pd_sim_hi5