Arazcamaro
Member
I just burnt both of my electric BK elements and need help figuring out what happened.
I just built a 8 gallon electric BK using two 1500 watt elements from Home Depot. I bought 14 gauge wire for each element that runs a receptacle that I fashioned onto a length of 10/3 wire that I already had (didn't use the red wire).
I installed a 30 amp / 125 volt plug on the 10/3 and plugged it in to a 30 amp outlet on the side of my house for RV hook-up. The kettle worked great for about a hour and then the top element burnt out (melted). I had a spare and put it in and within an hour it burned out along with the bottom element.
The outlet is working fine and I have no idea why these things are melting.
I just built a 8 gallon electric BK using two 1500 watt elements from Home Depot. I bought 14 gauge wire for each element that runs a receptacle that I fashioned onto a length of 10/3 wire that I already had (didn't use the red wire).
I installed a 30 amp / 125 volt plug on the 10/3 and plugged it in to a 30 amp outlet on the side of my house for RV hook-up. The kettle worked great for about a hour and then the top element burnt out (melted). I had a spare and put it in and within an hour it burned out along with the bottom element.
The outlet is working fine and I have no idea why these things are melting.