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Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:46 pm
by RC Al
bluc wrote:Would you need 9000w? Isnt an element directly in liquid much more efficient?

Im probably throwing more than twice that at the keg with the gas, I can get the whole chine glowing red (600+ degrees apparently to get stainless to that color)
I was just working off of the calc numbers and back tracking by the time taken

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:18 am
by scythe
What you have is an efficiency problem not a kW problem.
Maybe try an empty 44gal drum over the boiler, to act as a shroud, that has been done before to good effect.

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:34 am
by RC Al
I do have a 44 around it, just more to be done.
Been busy lately and needed booze lols

I will update my pot build thread with an update soon as too the issues of too bigger burner

I think it would be a good match to his sized boiler is all, personally i would have to turn the whole house off to get 9kw of juice out of our house wiring on elements, we all have different challenges, watching water boil chews a lot of time

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:15 pm
by pistolknight79
my old man uses a fire blanket on his gasser

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:43 pm
by mattyb
Thinking I might convert it to electric. Mate has a 100l boiler and 2x 2400w elements take home same time to heat as mine on gas. Easier and cheaper I reckon

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:51 pm
by Amberale
mattyb wrote:Thinking I might convert it to electric. Mate has a 100l boiler and 2x 2400w elements take home same time to heat as mine on gas. Easier and cheaper I reckon


Not to mention safer.

I hate the idea of an open flame near all that C2H5OH.

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:27 pm
by mattyb
Yep me too, never a relaxed time running it on gas

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:01 pm
by pistolknight79
Try some fire blankets my old man uses em on his gasser

Re: 100L Boiler ?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:06 pm
by pistolknight79
pistolknight79 wrote:Try some fire blankets my old man uses em on his gasser

From memory he used a switching awl too cut and shut can get em from saddlerys and I think Luke the drifter sells em as well