Heating elements touching, is this ok?

chris246810 · Post by **chris246810** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:11 pm

So I've just received my second heating element through the post for my boiler, installed it into the pot only to find that the ends of the two elements touch.
I already cut the hole as I had one element and measured it so i thought another exactly the same would fit with a small gap between them but it turns out the second one is a few mm longer than the first.

Could this cause me any problems when I come to use it?

Post by **orlando** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:26 pm

Overheating is the problem, can you swap with the inlet above?

chris246810 · Post by **chris246810** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:30 pm

Possibly but that would mean reducing the 1" hole to half inch and expanding the half inch to 1" which is gonna be a bit of a pain to do.

Just had another look and I may be able to add a washer or 2 on the outside to bring them apart a bit.

Coffeeuk · Post by **Coffeeuk** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:34 pm

Could you not just bend them ever so slightly ?

Post by **orlando** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:34 pm

chris246810 wrote:Possibly but that would mean reducing the 1" hole to half inch and expanding the half inch to 1" which is gonna be a bit of a pain to do.

Just had another look and I may be able to add a washer or 2 on the outside to bring them apart a bit.

Would silicon washers on the inside reduce the reach of the elements?

Donald · Post by **Donald** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:36 pm

Yeah I'd have said secure each one in a vice etc them bend them so they are offset.

chris246810 · Post by **chris246810** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:41 pm

I don't fancy trying to bend them, they cost me 65 quid a piece, i'd be too worried about breaking them.

Will have a look online see if I can find some 1" washers and silicone rings.

There's a bit of space on the theads so I reckon I should be able to get them apart a few mm, hopefully this will be enough

bigrichlock · Post by **bigrichlock** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:48 pm

They had to bend the element to get it into that shape, rotate both of them 90 deg then give them a gental flex sidewards (in oposite directions) so they dont touch.

Rich

chris246810 · Post by **chris246810** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:58 pm

Sorted, did that and now have about 8mm gap between them. Hope that will do.

Thank you

chris246810 · Post by **chris246810** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:59 pm

Coffeeuk · Post by **Coffeeuk** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:27 pm

Looks spot on

bigrichlock · Post by **bigrichlock** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 6:43 pm

looks good, thats more than enough gap

Cheers

rich

Post by **orlando** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:43 pm

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:10 pm

fyi my lwd elements touch too, its not a problem, ive inspected them and looked for extra deposits at the touch point and found nothing..

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