Why don't you tell us exactly what you're trying to do? It's quite simple to wire up a switched circuit, but doing so in a safe and practical manner can be a different story.
I'm trying to put a heating element inside a large pot to boil water... I want to turn the heating element on and off by plugging it in and unplugging it (or an outlet that has a switch)
anything is possible- I have seen some that were made for just the application your talking about.....an element with a cord to put in a cup...to heat the water
If you are using a 110v element, I don't see why not wire it to a cord and plug it in. You could cut up a small water heater tank leaving the thermostat and element in place, stick on a handle, add a cord and there is your pot.
Took water heater element, wired old saw cord onto it, dropped it into barrel of oil, plugged it into 110v wall outlet and unplugged it when the barrel was warm to the touch. It makes used motor oil flow through filters very nicely.
Would finding a secondhand electric water heater accomplish what you want? My "thinking" is that you could cut off the top of the water heater and proceed from there.
Thanks for all the replies... I am building an electric home brewary.. I need to get these elements into a boil kettle. They sell what I need at around $180 a piece... I feel it's about 200% cheaper to do it myself.. I just want to make sure I'm
Doing this safely..
Rigging up homemade contraptions based on advice from anonymous internet "experts", without a full understanding of the physics and chemistry involved, would not seem to be the most likely way of accomplishing that goal.
An ordinary kitchen stove suffices quite nicely for boiling wort.
Somehow I knew Alcohol was involved.....I was thinking a still..I was wrong, but right at the same time.:drink:
To the OP, you can't just go sticking heating elements into something that will be consumed by friends and family. Boiling water to ferment beer is totally different than heating water to take a bath in.
Yes perhaps, but, for whatever reason, dude may want to do this someplace other than his kitchen.
Still think the water heater thing would work, but wouldn't a propane turkey fryer kit work as well? Could use that also for some killer soup during this fall.
this isnt homemeking 101. lets stick to electrical topics. no hotplates or stove or cups. someone quote the nec
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