Life span of PolyProp boilers?

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Life span of PolyProp boilers?

Post by yashicamat » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:28 am

A thought occurred to me the other day, plastics tend to get brittle over time and I would have thought the variation between room temp and boiling on a regular basis would make boilers a bit prone to this. For a typical PP bucket (in my case, a 2008 H&G 10G boiler) what is the estimated lifespan? I am slightly wary about the thought of the plastic failing when it is holding back 50 litres of boiling wort. :shock:
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Re: Life span of PolyProp boilers?

Post by vacant » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:31 am

I don't know, keep a roll of duct tape handy?
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Re: Life span of PolyProp boilers?

Post by Horden Hillbilly » Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:34 pm

I can't remember who told me this, but I was told years ago that if you store them away from direct sunlight, radiaters, heat sources, etc it will take them much longer to go brittle.

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Re: Life span of PolyProp boilers?

Post by grmills » Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:56 pm

Yep, keep your polyprop out of the sun: http://www.bexco.be/Fibre_properties/11411/bexconet

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