Chrimbo is coming....

[Icefever]

.....so is DHL on Monday with my new boiler.. .strange...just as I have 2x 23-litre washes that have finished...


Ice.

[gaza the instructor]

Go sit at the naughty step Ice and wash your mouth out with soap.
You are guilty of using the "C" word in public to early!!!!!

[Icefever]

Go sit at the naughty step Ice and wash your mouth out with soap.
You are guilty of using the "C" word in public to early!!!!!

To be honest Gaza...DILLIGAF.... I'll sit on the naughty step as long as I get to play with my new bit of kit???


Ice.

[Moss]

@easydrinker, can you do something about the laungage? The C word has no place here

[gaza the instructor]

Good shot Moss !

[Icefever]

Ohhh ganging up on me now.... I don't care my shoulders are broad enough....crimbo is coming you can't stop it....

Ice.

[Easydrinker]

These weird abbreviations all sail over my head.
I cannae help here,

Robert.

[Icefever]

These weird abbreviations all sail over my head.
I cannae help here,

Robert.

It's rude....those of a delicate nature don't look

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a6EOyaMdqY


Ice.

[Mash]

I do like a bit of Kevin.
But I thought we were talking about the c word.
Disclaimer above applies ...

https://youtu.be/m03ha1oLdPw

[Icefever]

I do like a bit of Kevin.
But I thought we were talking about the c word.
Disclaimer above applies ...

https://youtu.be/m03ha1oLdPw

I took it that ED was on about DILLIGAF???

Ice.

[Icefever]

Back to the OP....When I ordered the boiler 4 weeks back, I asked for a 2" tri-clamp for the element fitting instead of the screw type, so I needed to source a 3kw element tri-clamp.

Now I'm always a bit iffy about buying from China, you do hear & read about stuff going missing but I found this element on the Ailexpress site...

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It arrived within 6 days, and I must admit it does look like the dogs doodars.. well made, I went for the whole set gasket, spare ferrule, clamp & terminal cover, all for 19 quid.

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Ice.

[Easydrinker]

i hope your new kit does it's job Ice.
it seems to be a very fair price.
And thanks for the two links Ice and Mash.
Made me smile and have to be shared.

Robert.

[phantom]

Nice bit of kit ,

[Mash]

Yeah. Well one Ice. That's going to be a good thing when it's fully built.

[gaza the instructor]

Well done mate.

[Icefever]

New kit to try on Thur.... tap & element fitted...

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Ice.

[Jennysgin]

Ooh, shiny!

[Icefever]

Ooh, shiny!

I know.... I'm now wondering if Santa will bring me a new column (glass)

Ice.

[Mash]

That is a proper thing, I do like stainless to be thicker that my bean tins.

Really nice. Chunky.

[Icefever]

That is a proper thing, I do like stainless to be thicker that my bean tins.

Really nice. Chunky.

The lid & bottom are both 3mm SS, the side is 1mm. The boiler can also be used on an induction hob if needed, false bottom if you want to mash beer, the company make both brewing & stilling equipment, along with cheese-making & smoking.

I'm just having a cuppa and going to wire up the element and make sure the boiler is clean, fill her with yesterdays strip, set up the column with a section of SPP, then all I have to do is is tomorrow morning switch on for the virgin run.

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Ice.

[gaza the instructor]

Thats it Ice well done, you have got Mash so excited now talking about
thick shiny stainless that I can see steam pouring out of all facial
orifices.

[Icefever]

Thats it Ice well done, you have got Mash so excited now talking about
thick shiny stainless that I can see steam pouring out of all facial
orifices.

Mash will be ok I hope?....

I'm sat here in the garage, just cut the deflag back a smidgin,....and it's just run away with me from a second.....got ya. It started with a fast drip, don't want that as you guys know....so opened the valve a little and that's got it to a drip drip, just what I want.

Just checked with the hydro...93.5 maybe 94....that'll do me, Tommy...

Ice.

[gaza the instructor]

Ice that is more than adequate mate, 94% means you have full
control buddy, so situation normal.
BTW Mash ok?? Well he wasn't before! Or as the old joke goes,
"will I be able to play the piano after? Because I couldn't before".

[Icefever]

I was happy with the run yesterday, having 3kw to play with, was a big difference from the 2kw in the T5. The bubble ball filled and sat like that until near the end.

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In this photo, you can see the start of full reflux...

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Ice.

[Mash]

Aaaaaaaaarr. Ooooooo