This summer I finally decided to go ahead and order myself a Jobo CPP-3. After patiently waiting through 3 months backorder and slow shipping, it finally arrived a few days ago. Since there really aren't any unboxing videos of it out there, I decided to make one myself. I should also add that I'm in the US, and thus I bought my unit from CatLabs and it shipped with a US electrical plug.
(I actually ended up shooting the unboxing and setup, splitting it into two separate videos that are linked below.)
Unboxing:
Installation & Testing:
You could actually say that wanting a space to put this thing was a big part of my motivation to build a darkroom in the first place, so I see this machine as a major milestone in my photographic adventures.
I've also learned a few important things about the process, which I'd like to share below:
- The water overflow hose connection ships with a T-connector, which should probably be replaced with (or kludged into) an upward-facing elbow connector.
- The overflow/drain hoses should be 3/4" inside diameter, and probably need hose clamps to prevent any minor leaking (including the short length between the overflow connector and the T-joint that ships on it)
- The cold water inlet is a 3/4" BSPP thread connection, which isn't a thing in the US. You can connect a normal US garden hose to it, but it will leak. You need to buy a 3/4" BSPP (female) to NPT (male) adapter to make this work without leaks, and that adapter is probably something you'll need to special order. (Links included in the 2nd video's description.)
- When the heater is engaged, I measured just under 800W of power draw