I have just recieved my 100L stock pot from Nordic and was originaly going to go for gas, but having thought about it I think electric would be far easyer once i have the holes drilled and elements in.
I currently use a 10 gallon H&G fermenter which i fitted out myself with asda elements. I don't think these asda elements would be very effective with my new 100L bolier.
Can anyone recommend what power ratings would be best and possibly give me a clue of where to pick them up from.
Another element question
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Horatio
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Re: Another element question
I tried my local plumbing shop (nice if you have one!) and he does the same 11" elements for £15.00 and I have ssen them on ebay for just over a tenner! It's worth shopping around to get the best price. I know a few people on here raised some concerns about these type of elements not being able to boil. They will but you may have to bypass the thermostat and they are generally rated at 3kw, which is a good thing 
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.If I had all the money I'd spent on brewing... I'd spend it on brewing!
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andysmok
Re: Another element question
After all i have gone for this http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/L ... _Ring.html
Not sure what fuse rating the plug will be
Not sure what fuse rating the plug will be
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sparky Paul
Re: Another element question
Not sure... but it looks the part!andysmok wrote:After all i have gone for this http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/L ... _Ring.html
Not sure what fuse rating the plug will be
I reckon that's got to be the best way to go for vessels of that size. Two 3KW elements would struggle, and 3+ elements of that size make big demands on the supply.
Not a bad price either.
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Blackaddler
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Re: Another element question
andysmok wrote:I have just recieved my 100L stock pot from Nordic and was originaly going to go for gas, but having thought about it I think electric would be far easyer once i have the holes drilled and elements in.
I currently use a 10 gallon H&G fermenter which i fitted out myself with asda elements. I don't think these asda elements would be very effective with my new 100L bolier.
Can anyone recommend what power ratings would be best and possibly give me a clue of where to pick them up from.
I use two 2.2kw kettle elements in my 100L stockpot, and they work fine. You can even turn one off for most of the boil.
To help prevent heat loss [until I get some proper insulation], I've been wrapping the pot in an old towel, secured with bungies. I also leave the lid half on/half off.