bignath
"Grains don't grow up to be chips, son"
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Was doing a single batch today with my new biab rig, and when i had finished draining to the cube, i noticed one of the two elements was black.
Initially i thought it was scorched wort or something, but then when it came time to clean the vessel, i plugged it in and it kept tripping the fuse box.
She is dead.
Just wondering about the pattern that the burnout has left on the element. Anyone seen anything like this before? I have no idea how it happened.
It looks to me like it has been on when it hasn't had fluid over the top of it (half sticking out dry above the water line), but i'm not sure how that's possible, because as long as there's ten litres in the pot, she's covered.
A bit perplexed.
Luckily, i have a spare to swap it over with, and i also have an immersion element too.
I was wondering why the boil that is usually quite vigorous was more of a gently simmer, but as the lights on the element body were still on, i put it down to the cold weather outside.
Blown Element;
Initially i thought it was scorched wort or something, but then when it came time to clean the vessel, i plugged it in and it kept tripping the fuse box.
She is dead.
Just wondering about the pattern that the burnout has left on the element. Anyone seen anything like this before? I have no idea how it happened.
It looks to me like it has been on when it hasn't had fluid over the top of it (half sticking out dry above the water line), but i'm not sure how that's possible, because as long as there's ten litres in the pot, she's covered.
A bit perplexed.
Luckily, i have a spare to swap it over with, and i also have an immersion element too.
I was wondering why the boil that is usually quite vigorous was more of a gently simmer, but as the lights on the element body were still on, i put it down to the cold weather outside.
Blown Element;