New boiler pictures

[andymacintyre]

Recently decided to go with gas for my boiler as I have converted my garage to a lounge and now have to brew outside.
A Foker Square 8.8kw ring and Nordic 70 Pot was purchased and a test run done today.
It was a rather windy day today and so needed to try and keep the heat under the boiler rather than being blown away. Like watching £££s go up in smoke!. After a bit of head scratching, a sheet of tin foil came to the rescue and worked perfectly. Flame stayed under boiler and it brought around 40l of water to a boil in about 45 minutes.

 

[kev]

Nice. Where did you buy the pot?

K

 

[andymacintyre]

Pot is from Nordic...

 

[kev]

Did you buy direct or do they have an eBay store, etc?

K

 

[andymacintyre]

They are on ebay.fr
Search for "MARMITE" and you will find the things...

 

[screamlead]

Mines a very similar setup - outside as its warm enough most of the year here. But i dont have a problem with wind as i set mine in my BBQ (brick built) enclosure and have to admit its very economical with the gas. :

 

[WelshPaul]

Did you buy direct or do they have an eBay store, etc?

K

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190573673784

 

[kev]

Cheers Bud. I find my converted keg isn't the best as a lot of heat is lost because of the base design.

These look a lot better.

K

 

[WelshPaul]

I'm tempted to get one myself but it would also mean having to get a new burner.

 

[kev]

I'm fortunate that I already have the burner - exactly same as the one in this thread actually.

However, I use a converted keg as my kettle and it has a few major flaws.....

1. As the base is domed, there's a significant amount of deadspace.
2. The base is raised up from the ground by the lip (about 4 inches) all the way round the keg. This is so it sits flat whilst having a domed base. This also means that the base of the keg is further from the heat source making boils happen in about 45mins-1 hour.

K