Since I fried my 12v pump after just two brew sessions it was time to upgrade to a Chugger pump, which meant I needed to completely rebuild my set up.
I've long admired Sabco's Chill Wizard unit, and a long time ago I stumbled across a thread on HBT where a guy made his own version, mostly out of PVC piping. I like the mobile and compact nature of this. This was the inspiration for this build, so full credit to him. Also credit to
@DeMerch who I showed this to, and he built one first.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=407706I also wanted to add a switch to the unit for easy on/off, and I thought that GFCI would be a good idea (although probably not necessary). I found another HBT thread that had a clean GFCI switch and box build on it. It's a weather resistant box with a GFCI outlet, with a switch. The pump plugs into this, and then this box plugs into the wall. This allows the pump to remain stock.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=480922And a huge thanks to
@Fhilo for helping me source the parts and save some money
Check it out below, I think I combined the best of both builds here, and am quite happy with it. Click for bigger pictures.
Dry fitting the base:
Front View:
Side View:
Rear View: