Kettle rebuild

[DEMPSEY]

Thanks for the response's. It work well at reaching a good rolling boil with alot of the test water being boiled off. Ran it for about 2 hours constant and had to top up the water,the timber wedges caused alot of smoke as they charred away.

[DEMPSEY]

Here is the new wiring that Will gave me,

[DEMPSEY]

Ran this for 1 hour boiling away and no issue with the cable melting,thanks Will. The metal box that contains the cable gets very hot. A future plan for anyone going this route is to plan for the 2 ends of the element to finish further away from the heat.

[Ciderhead]

Consider slits for venting remember what i was telling you about glow wire and 850 Degrees!?

[DEMPSEY]

I remember you telling me that the back of my washing machine might catch fire. Question to you,what do you know about the safety of Qualpex pipe,is it safe for use with boiling water and wort. :-/

[Ciderhead]

I remember you telling me that the back of my washing machine might catch fire. Question to you,what do you know about the safety of Qualpex pipe,is it safe for use with boiling water and wort. :-/

Nope on the temp front if you read the specs
http://www.qpl.ie/media/ie/QPL_PDFs/PEX-Technical-Literature.pdf

Q: Can Qual-PEX be used on sealed central heating systems?
A: Yes, provided the maximum system service temperature is less than 95°C.

Lightweight system boilers with copper heat exchangers.
Qual-PEX may be connected directly to the boiler connections provided
that (a) the boiler incorporates a high limit stat, (b) the connections are
outside the casing, and (c) these connections are more than 350mm from
the heat exchanger. Note that all three requirements must be met.
Oil fired Boilers
A minimum of 1 metre of copper tube is required between the boiler
connections and Qual-PEX. All boilers should incorporate a high limit
stat to protect pipework in the event of boiler malfunction.


However it is suitable for potable water

[DEMPSEY]

So if I shove drinking water through it I wont end up growing a spare ear coming out of my forehead. 

[Ciderhead]

So if I shove drinking water through it I wont end up growing a spare ear coming out of my forehead. 

LMFAOL 
I am getting a bit of a reputation on here about my profession, hey the truth hurts   , It could be worse I could be a TD