How many watts to run a 4 Inch?

[Manmaid]

I'm building a 50 L keg boiler and want to know if one 3600 element is enough to run a 4 inch pot still and a 4 inch VM? Can I run a 3600 watt element with a voltage controler from a standard power point or would it be better to run two 2400 watt elements with their own voltage controlers from separate power points? Any feedback would be appreciated.

[emptyglass]

3600w, just.
better with 2 x 2400.
you need seperate circuts, not just seperate power points.

Plug a radio into different power points and flick circut breakers/fuses in the main swichboard (usually the meter box) until you hear the radio quit. Find two sperate circuts this way

Why not start with a 2" column?

[kelbygreen]

or use gas. I have to use gas as the very limited power in my house as they have dodged it up. I was going to put a 40A dedicated circuit to the shed but I want to move the shed so that is a waste of money lol. Although the new shed will have it or more if I can run it, but think the electrician said if I go bigger I need bigger wire and will cost heaps more.

Edit: that 40A will have 3 circuits, 2 power 1 light but light is only 5A or less I think

[Manmaid]

Thanks, I think il go with 2 by 2400's. I am running a 2 inch pot and VM at the moment but I am thinking about my next project and a 4 inch it will be

[emptyglass]

Just make sure you got the grunt to run it before you make it.

3" is always an option.

[MacStill]

a well made 3" VM will produce up to 5 litres per hour of azeotrope in the right hands :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Manmaid]

Watt size element would run a 3 inch? (Watt size) ha ha, who's a clever boy.

[Cane Toad]

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

[MacStill]

Watt size element would run a 3 inch? (Watt size) ha ha, who's a clever boy.

1 x 3600w works quite well without a controller, or you could use 2 x 2400w and have a controller hooked up to one of them :handgestures-thumbupleft:

.... and what's all this what not about what?

[Manmaid]

Just some early morning one eyed bad breathed not so funny humour to start another muggy Queensland day