Just shooting an idea out there.
The idea is to use TWO electric stove top elements to heat a kettle.
The twist is using two of them interlaced. Basically the coil could be spread enough so that two elements could be put together, one inside the other.
A custom holder would be made to keep the elements spread and supported.
Standard stove top controls could be wired in (220 volt) and manually adjusted. I suppose they could be wired and controlled with a love controller or such.
Pros: No issues with drilling the kettle or leaks.
Pot can be removed to be cleaned. No wires attached to it.
Elements won't burn out like immersion if dry fired.
Cons: Limited to ~5000 Watts total: 2200 watts per element or 2600 watt canning elements.
Possible damage from spreading the element.
Less efficient than an immersion element.
Possible scorching in the kettle?
Ok anyone see any problems?
I'm watching craigslist for a free stove to prototype it.
The idea is to use TWO electric stove top elements to heat a kettle.
The twist is using two of them interlaced. Basically the coil could be spread enough so that two elements could be put together, one inside the other.
A custom holder would be made to keep the elements spread and supported.
Standard stove top controls could be wired in (220 volt) and manually adjusted. I suppose they could be wired and controlled with a love controller or such.
Pros: No issues with drilling the kettle or leaks.
Pot can be removed to be cleaned. No wires attached to it.
Elements won't burn out like immersion if dry fired.
Cons: Limited to ~5000 Watts total: 2200 watts per element or 2600 watt canning elements.
Possible damage from spreading the element.
Less efficient than an immersion element.
Possible scorching in the kettle?
Ok anyone see any problems?
I'm watching craigslist for a free stove to prototype it.