Furynfear wrote:Hey guys and gals.
Noticed last run that my t500urn is not strong enough for the cold weather. Taking 2 hours to just heat up to temp. Gonna insulate the urn but was also thinking of adding mac stills 2.4kw element. Also what is the element guard for. Also what size is the element so I can make sure it fits.
Hi Furynfear,
Is your boiler an 1800 watt T500 boiler, or is it a 2000 watt copy? The 2000 watt unit I have actually has 2 elements in the one casting wired in parallel, and each element draws around 1000 watt. If one of the elements failed it could take 1 1/2 to 2 hours to boil.
What I would be looking at is one of these elements I link to below as they readily mount in the floor of the boiler, and the 2000 watt unit should be able to use the existing wiring into the base. Actually I would install the 3000 watt unit and upgrade the electrical cable. You would certainly need a power controller to drop down the wattage once the wash is up to temperature.
http://www.uxcell.com/10mm-male-thread- ... 79598.htmlhttp://www.uxcell.com/ac220v-3000w-scre ... 80521.html