element cover

[McCuckerson]

What do you think of this method?

 

[Lucky_Chicken]

is it water tight?... hard to tell from the picture but it looks like a ceramic bulb socket?

 

[skinny]

Looks almost identical to mine. Not water tight, but it covers the screw terminals,is splash resistant, and makes it easy to change the element out after it dry fires.

 

[bowhuntah]

What is it? I'm looking for a simple solution to cover mine.

 

[Jem]

nice and clean .subscribed

 

[McCuckerson]

This is just a 1" PVC cap (sch 40) with a 3/4" hole drilled into it. Next force thread the conduit grip into the hole. Reuse the black ring that comes with the elmt and Viola.

 

[McCuckerson]

Looks almost identical to mine. Not water tight, but it covers the screw terminals,is splash resistant, and makes it easy to change the element out after it dry fires.

This exactly why I did it. Dry fired Monday and brew day was over. All that potting for nothing

 

[bowhuntah]

Excellent! Once again I was way over thinking things!

 

[McCuckerson]

Excellent! Once again I was way over thinking things!

Simple = Cheaper

 

[Yooper]

This exactly why I did it. Dry fired Monday and brew day was over. All that potting for nothing

I assume that you had a problem with "report this post" vs. reply (possibly on a smart phone), and all is ok in this thread?

 

[McCuckerson]

I assume that you had a problem with "report this post" vs. reply (possibly on a smart phone), and all is ok in this thread?

Yes yooper, sorry! smartphone and sausage fingers are a bad combination LOL

 

[Yooper]

Yes yooper, sorry! smartphone and sausage fingers are a bad combination LOL

No problem- just checking!

I like it- it looks "clean".

 

[runningweird]

is this for a through the wall kettle installation?

 

[McCuckerson]

is this for a through the wall kettle installation?

Yes, thru wall and ground to a lug with a SS nut/bolt and si o-ring.

 

[McCuckerson]

Here it is installed on hlt. Ground/TC is in the background. 10 gal of amber planned for 2night; wish me luck.

 

[BigJim_inFLA]

Very nice! Now I know how I will be capping my elements. Thanks.

 

[McCuckerson]

Very nice! Now I know how I will be capping my elements. Thanks.

No problem, wrapping up my brew session right now. Everything went great.

 

[kklowell]

I like it...which means, "I WILL copy it."

 

[Bobby_M]

A smear of silicone caulk would make it waterproof enough.

 

[stevehaun]

What holds the pvc cap onto the element? Unless I am missing something, your approach does not seem to provide much strain relief.

 

[McCuckerson]

What holds the pvc cap onto the element? Unless I am missing something, your approach does not seem to provide much strain relief.

The conduit grip is threaded into the cap. The cap bottoms out on the element hex and the grip is clamped to the cord. Its not rigid like when potting the adapter method, but its not flimsy either. I just think the electrical box method is overkill, and potting is a pain. Cheers

 

[McCuckerson]

A smear of silicone caulk would make it waterproof enough.

Yep, I might do that next. I really was concerned with providing insulation from the contacts rather than waterproofing. I actually bumped into my 120v element during a test run once. It "tickled" and scared the hell out of me.

 

[pickles]

What holds the pvc cap onto the element? Unless I am missing something, your approach does not seem to provide much strain relief.

I don't understand it either. Does the PVC cap friction fit to the back of the element. Your previous explanation doesn't address it.

 

[McCuckerson]

I don't understand it either. Does the PVC cap friction fit to the back of the element. Your previous explanation doesn't address it.

The cap is held to the hex on the element by the clamp on the cord. The cap cannot go closer to the hex and it cannot move up the cord. It is jammed between the hex and the clamp. It worked really well. It can be easily disassembled when I dry fire the element again.

 

[sonex]

thanks for the idea. I'm planing to get a 25 gal pot for 15 gal batches and this looks easier than my electrical box on my 15 gal kettle. With some silicone your cap will be ideal.

 

[samc]

I used one of these

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but yours looks to be a simpler, cheaper solution.

https://www.cornells.com/products/1-1-2-x1-1-4--flex-coupling|221440.html

 

[pickles]

Oh of course the cord grip holds it on, I had a brain fart!

 

[McCuckerson]

Oh of course the cord grip holds it on, I had a brain fart!

Sweet, that's how I felt when I thought of it. I said jeesh I could just do this.... The Guy at Lowes asked what I was doing with that stuff anyway. Being in the Bible Belt I said: uh.. nothin....

 

[Henrythe9th]

How are you grounding the element and kettle??

 

[ShakerD]

How are you grounding the element and kettle??

Same question here.

I love the simplicity of this but would be worried about grounding.