Concealed element replacement

[Ronnie23]

Hi lads,

Element in my boiler has died - one of them anyway so she's a bit hard to bring to the boil. It's a concealed type as per the photos - qualtex mis884 and looks like it's welded it glued on. How does one go about replacing these?

Thanks,

Ron

 

[Saisonator]

Sorry to say I have never heard of somebody replacing one of them.

 

[BeerCat]

Me neither although i vaguely remember someone selling a spare bottom plate but no idea how you would fit it. Unfortunately when they go i don't think there is anything you can do apart from perhaps fitting a kettle element.

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/eedf1b9c-a697-4eab-91b8-c66fdc3b1b41

Sorry!

 

[Clint]

I dunno but that is the main reason I bought big shiny pots!

 

[Ronnie23]

thanks lads. Thought as much.

kettle element on the side it will be. Anyone able to suggest a good one?

Thanks

Ron

 

[BeerCat]

A lot of people put elements from tesco budget kettles £5 in their plastic buckets but if your is double skinned might not be possible. Your unlucky having that go mate. Have you done a continuity test? I picked up a 40l buffalo for about £80 so might be worth keeping an eye out. Have seen the 30l tea urns as low as £50.

 

[foxbat]

A lot of people put elements from tesco budget kettles £5 in their plastic buckets but if your is double skinned might not be possible. Your unlucky having that go mate. Have you done a continuity test? I picked up a 40l buffalo for about £80 so might be worth keeping an eye out. Have seen the 30l tea urns as low as £50.

The custom modified thermopot that I got from Angel Homebrew has an element fitted into a double-skin. This is how he did it:

 

[BeerCat]

@foxbat Quality bit of kit. Great idea to cut a larger outside hole.

 

[Clint]

Is it any good for your home electrics having a kettle on constant boil?

 

[foxbat]

Is it any good for your home electrics having a kettle on constant boil?

It's fine as long as you use a real kettle lead and not something like a computer monitor lead plus your wall sockets and house wiring are rated way higher than the current drawn by a kettle (10A at 2.4kW or 12.5A at 3kW). An insulated pot should only need about 1.6kW to maintain a 5 gallon rolling boil so you can always turn it down when the boil is reached using an external control box that sits between the boiler and the wall socket.

 

[Victor.l]

Hi lads,

Element in my boiler has died - one of them anyway so she's a bit hard to bring to the boil. It's a concealed type as per the photos - qualtex mis884 and looks like it's welded it glued on. How does one go about replacing these?

Thanks,

Ron

Hello mate ,Ive got exactly same issue, have u managed retro fit it

 

[Ronnie23]

Hello mate ,Ive got exactly same issue, have u managed retro fit it

Hey mate

In short, no.
I've punched a whole in the side, fitted a 2.4kW element and have had no dramas since

 

[chopps]

wow 2018 calling! :)
Glad you sorted it.

 

[Victor.l]

Hey mate

In short, no.
I've punched a whole in the side, fitted a 2.4kW element and have had no dramas since

I’ve got karlstein type kettle 50l with two elements 1500 and 1800 .1800 failed burned out with big hole in the middle,I guess I can still cook small batches with 1500 but would like to fix it .
Do you still remember where did you buy that element from, I want to connect it to 1500 that I could control them through the controller

 

[Ronnie23]

I’ve got karlstein type kettle 50l with two elements 1500 and 1800 .1800 failed burned out with big hole in the middle,I guess I can still cook small batches with 1500 but would like to fix it .
Do you still remember where did you buy that element from, I want to connect it to 1500 that I could control them through the controller

Sure thing mate. I did the same thing with mine. I've got the smaller element and the new one connected which must come in a bees dick under 13A. I then have a voltage controller to get some temperature control for the boil.

This is the guy

https://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/spare-kettle-element-24kw-p-1096.html