Boiler Help???

[Vossy1]

I love all types of brewing, but that was funny :lol:

 

[dandan]

Thanks everyone!! :thumb:

Been doing my sums:

Mash Tun
Asda 24L CoolBox £ 7
Tank Coupler= £ 1.54
Ball Valve tap = £2.99
15mm elbows - £2.67 for 25
15mm Tees- - £4.49 for 25

Boiler
HTH bucket – have one of these in shed from my time as a lifegaurd!!
Tank Coupler - £ 1.54
Valve tap - £2.99
Tescos Kettle x2 £4.78

Other bit that goes on both:
2m 15mm copper pipe - £5 ish

Most stuff from screwfix, so will be poping off to Accrington Screwfix some time over the weekend! :

 

[tubby_shaw]

And so it begins :twisted:

No one can resist the call of the dark side :lol:

 

[Vossy1]

:lol:

 

[dandan]

Most things nearly built, Just need to drill the cool box to fix a tap!

I've also remembered why I hated DT-Systems and Control at school! I only managed to trip the house electricity 10 times whilst trying to re-wire the kettle I read somewhere that you had to take out the resistor with little light on, and join the wires together! :nono: That was a no no and there was a bang and a trip of the electricity! so I soildered them back in place! It works now (atlast)

 

[Aleman]

I only managed to trip the house electricity 10 times whilst trying to re-wire the kettle I read somewhere that you had to take out the resistor with little light on, and join the wires together! :nono: That was a no no and there was a bang and a trip of the electricity! so I soildered them back in place! It works now (atlast)

One does hope that this is a spare kettle purchased for the task and not your mums kettle for making coffee :nono: :nono: :nono:

 

[corby_brewer]

hope everything turns out ok dandan. i took the easy option and brought a pre-made one.

 

[ano]

The circuit for the light comes off in parallel to the element so you don't need to rewire it.

 

[dandan]

I only managed to trip the house electricity 10 times whilst trying to re-wire the kettle I read somewhere that you had to take out the resistor with little light on, and join the wires together! :nono: That was a no no and there was a bang and a trip of the electricity! so I soildered them back in place! It works now (atlast)

One does hope that this is a spare kettle purchased for the task and not your mums kettle for making coffee :nono: :nono: :nono:

Don't worry Aleman it was two Sainsburys Cheap Kettles (my three local tescos don't do £5 kettles anymore) and my mum got some nectar points!

The circuit for the light comes off in parallel to the element so you don't need to rewire it.

I discovered that :lol: some people on other websites stated you had to remove it! so i did :nono: But its good keeping the Light on as you know the element is working!

 

[ano]

But its good keeping the Light on as you know the element is working!

Well, you know the light is working :grin:

 

[tubby_shaw]

I discovered that :lol: some people on other websites stated you had to remove it! so i did :nono: But its good keeping the Light on as you know the element is working!

That'll teach you not to read other sites :lol:

 

[ano]

I don't follow, I removed mine and it was fine.

 

[tubby_shaw]

Guess what peeps :wha:
In this age of global standardisation
Different kettles are wired differently

 

[jamesb]

I don't follow, I removed mine and it was fine.

From the OP

I read somewhere that you had to take out the resistor with little light on, and join the wires together!

Basically, he joined live and neutral together. Hence the electrics tripping.

:nono:

 

[ano]

Right.

 

[dandan]

Does anyone know where to get braided food grade PVC tube from for a resonable price?? (want to connect my HLT/Boiler to Mash tun/sparger using tubing for flexibility) :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

Does anyone know where to get braided food grade PVC tube from for a resonable price??

E-bay, gave Wez the link recently but I can't find it now. Sure he'll be along to give you the link/seller

 

[corby_brewer]

how are things going with you AG set up dandan? :

 

[dandan]

Going good, need to get some braided hose to attach my sparger, and make a hole in the coolbox to attach the tap to the strainer, and then have my brewery :party: will post some pics when completed!

Bought Brew You Own British Real Ale - By Graham Wheeler, its a good read!!

Got to choose a first brew though! was thinking along the lines of Moorehouse Pendle Witch Brew.

Hows your set up going davesiv?

 

[corby_brewer]

i brought boiler from MATCHLESS, first brew im going to use the BIAB method. but going asda in morning to get a cool box to make a mashtun. going to start first brew saturday or sunday.

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