I have a 42 qt stainless kettle with a 1" NPT stainless spud welded through the side for use with a 2000W heating element.
I was originally planning on using Kai's weldless method with a gang box however, being the moron that I am, I purchased a conduit punch which gave me a hole in my kettle that was a half inch too large. The beauty of that method being that the ground terminal is built right into the box.
Thankfully, I was able to find a local brewer who did an excellent welding job on my kettle, and now I've got a spud which the element threads right into with no leaks. My issue is that now I'm not sure how to protect the outside of the element from water, or where to ground to.
I don't have the ability to solder to stainless (in an apartment without an area to operate a torch) so any suggestions which don't require having to weld/solder anything additional to the kettle would be preferred.
Thank you in advance!
I was originally planning on using Kai's weldless method with a gang box however, being the moron that I am, I purchased a conduit punch which gave me a hole in my kettle that was a half inch too large. The beauty of that method being that the ground terminal is built right into the box.
Thankfully, I was able to find a local brewer who did an excellent welding job on my kettle, and now I've got a spud which the element threads right into with no leaks. My issue is that now I'm not sure how to protect the outside of the element from water, or where to ground to.
I don't have the ability to solder to stainless (in an apartment without an area to operate a torch) so any suggestions which don't require having to weld/solder anything additional to the kettle would be preferred.
Thank you in advance!