Charlie Shiels elements or Argos kettle?

[Padraic]

In dublin, plastic bucket kettle, charlie shiels elemnts is the only answer.

They tried to sell me three of them though saying that every other homebrewer buys three of them...I've never seen anyone mentioning buying three of them. Bad form I think

I've bought 3-4 of them each time I was there....

[Ciderhead]

I only bought 2 Argos kettles, still originals! I have spares never used, 3 or 4 indeed!


Sent from my divining rod v2.0

[delzep]

In dublin, plastic bucket kettle, charlie shiels elemnts is the only answer.

They tried to sell me three of them though saying that every other homebrewer buys three of them...I've never seen anyone mentioning buying three of them. Bad form I think

I've bought 3-4 of them each time I was there....

are you saying you have a load of these? 

[AJ_Rowley]

I only bought 2 Argos kettles, still originals! I have spares never used, 3 or 4 indeed!


Sent from my divining rod v2.0

Don't I remember you putting up a post about giving out to people for butchering kettle elements and here you are saying you have a few.

[johnrm]

C15 Plugs - Check.
13A Plugs - Check.

Have we a source for cable for DIY Power cords?

Is this stuff up to the job?...
http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/electrical/electrical-cable/flexible_cable/Tower-Flex-Rubber-Sheathed-3-Core-479871-Black-2-5mm-x-25m-9290564

[Ciderhead]

I only bought 2 Argos kettles, still originals! I have spares never used, 3 or 4 indeed!


Sent from my divining rod v2.0

Don't I remember you putting up a post about giving out to people for butchering kettle elements and here you are saying you have a few.

Nope I use them exclusively and amazingly  still on my original 2 pairs.
You are mixing me up with Padraic who stoned me a few times for pushing them

[Ciderhead]

B&Q have smaller sizes on 3 core, any decent electrical supply shop will cut you some to length and will probably be the same cost

[johnrm]

Is it Ohms Law?
Watts / Voltage = Amp Load
2200W / 220V = 10A

[Ciderhead]

Plus some headroom, JD did you mention rated to 16A before?

[johnrm]

50% over to be safe, so if 10A needed then rate it for 15A min.

[Ciderhead]

That's it, 25a I have is total overkill but hey! The socket on the wall will melt first!

[LordEoin]

My argeos kettle elements were fine and boiling like champs, but they've started cutting out at about 80C.
Is there a way to disable their built in thermostats/thermal-cutouts ?

[Ciderhead]

Are your elements nice and shiny clean and do you clean them after every use?

There is a way but not really the way to go if you can avoid it

[LordEoin]

I'd say I didn't clean them enough. Balls.
Ah well, crack on with my feeble gas burner 

what's the best way to clean them? remove them and give then a good scrubbing? or give them a boil in citric acid or something?

[Ciderhead]

There was a post on here many moons ago.
Hot W5 and a toothbrush.
Or you are right good soak in citric acid from HB shop or any chemist and a brush and you will be good as new.