Has anyone come across heating elements causing the kettle to vibrate. This only happens with wort and not with water only. The elements are placed pretty low to the base of the kettle and are offset from the middle, and this has not happened in similarly designed systems. Thanks
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Originally posted by amylittle View PostHas anyone come across heating elements causing the kettle to vibrate. This only happens with wort and not with water only. The elements are placed pretty low to the base of the kettle and are offset from the middle, and this has not happened in similarly designed systems. Thanks
Does this happen if the kettle level is much lower?
Does it happen both before and after you come to a boil?
It might be just the element that is vibrating. I don't know what kind or how big the element is, but if you can change it's position (rotate it, use a different type of gasket), maybe you can get the vibration to stop or at least be reduced. Possibly temporarily attach a small piece of compatible metal across the loops at the end of the element and see if the vibration stops.
Regards,
Mike Sharp
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I had this in a couple of batches. Last time I cleaned the elements (I have four ripple type) I gently bent the coils apart slightly, and on todays batch no vibration. It would shake the whole kettle from about 165-185F and stopped once it got hotter than that. I was also able to track it down to one specific element by powering them off individually.
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