Installing a Water Heater Element Into a New Brewing Kettle
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Follow along as I convert a new kettle to be electric by adding a 240 Volt / 5500 Watt water heater element.
The element enclosure was purchased from BrewHardware.com.
Thank you I just learned something new with the knock out punch much appreciated sir!
Stainless steel gets harder to drill as temperature increases, so take any drilling sloowww. Lubricate well.
Great video Tim. I've drilled a kettle in similar fashion and it's a pain in the arse.As I saw with yours because the pots are so thin they flex and deform if you put any pressure on them.
Definitely qmax cutter is what I'd do next time. Well worth the expense.
Cheers mate 👍🍺
Thanks for watching. In the end I did get it done, it was just a PITA. I have used my Harbor Freight punches on other kettles and probably would have been OK. I do think I will get one next time, or at least a 1.25" carbide hole saw (I have an arbor)..
Plywood box to house all your relays you are a wild man
I do have plans to move in to a metal or pvc box, one of these days. I did make another 240v controller in a pvc box that I use sometimes (there's a video of it somewhere on my channel).
Nice video showing the process. The key to drilling a hole if that's your only choice is to go very slow and you should have enough pressure to keep a continuous chip coming off. If you go to fast it will work harden the metal. I also use cooking oil as a lubricant and cooling agent for drilling.
What is the make and size of your kettle?
Cheers
Thanks for watching the video. You are right about the speed. I tried slower and faster. At points the bit would stick and the drill press would bind. I have used my Harbor Freight knockout punch set on some other kettles and it works pretty well, but it is about 1/8” larger than the exact punch. I just got spooked watching another video on Brewhardware.com (where I got the element enclosure). They discouraged that, saying the holes will be too big. I didn’t want to take the chance and I already had the step drill, which for softer metals works great. The HFT punch probably would have been fine. The kettle was from Adventures in Brewing / Austin Homebrew Supply. My wife got it for me (I steered her to it). It is a 10 gallon kettle with embossed volume marks and has 2 welded in fittings. With the sale price and a 20% off special on orders over $50, I think it came out to around $55, shipping included.
good info thanks
Great video. Dumb question but do you need to run these immersion elements through an acdc converter or they run off mains AC?
main ac...dryer outlet
How much time bubble boiling and which watt heater use sir
I'd consider chain drilling it/grinding it 95% of the way, then finish off with a step drill.
Can I use heating element for BIAB...? Should there not be a bag in contact with element?
Absolutely! I have made a false bottom separator out of an 11" or 12" mesh pizza pan and some long stainless bolts. I think I show it in one of my other videos.
Calibration should be done when the water reaches a stable thermal temperature 🤒 as the water was being heated while the calibration was being performed
Slow and easy drilling a hole in SS. Low rpm
Hi! Thks for the video. How many minutes take it to boil? Thks
I guess I didn't really pay attention to the time. I would guess 10-15 minutes. I know the boil off rate is 1.5 gallons an hour.
What is the nut size for the element
Off hand I am not sure. If you go to ebrewsupply.com they sell them. I think they are 1" npt, stainless..
Step bit & hole saw are useless. I use a punch out tool and I have made over 50 holes with it. It takes about half a minute per hole. Cheers
You are so right. I have a knock out punch set too. But the one closet to the element size is just a bit large. It is a good thing I only do this on occasion. Thanks for the comment. Cheers!
they are extremely large elements, most peoples power circuits would handle that, over 20 amps. power circuits here are only 20amps. i feel this is way overkill. a full hot water cylinder will actually boil with a 3kw element it just will take a while, you have a way smaller volume of water there in that pot
These are elements for a 240v, 30 amp circuit. You are correct, most people do not have circuits like this. In the states pretty much everything is 120v. But, a lot of brewers have these installed somewhere to brew, or at least have access to 240v 30 amp circuits for clothes dryers or stoves. These are OK to use,as long as there is GFCI protection in front of the controller.
Tim Trabold yeah but I mean a 240v 30 amp circuit is pretty much my whole free standing oven single phase. 32 amp breaker. This is totally overkill to brew
@@TimTrabold do you recommend a GFCI circuit breaker for this or do they make GFCI outlets for these?
Sir how much time need to steam water a large scale...(vapor)