Boiler Troubles

[Mark]

Recently I've purchased a 40L Crown boiler which works fine except for one annoying problem. When the wort level reaches a certain point the element switches on and off, regardless of the thermostat setting (i.e. the thermostat is not turning the element off). It means a boil takes about 3 hours and is not consistent. Has anyone had this problem and/or have any suggestions?

[JoKing]

Gidday mate - try scrubbing the element really clean each time. What happens when there is a build up on it, the current draw exceeds 2kW and shuts off from "overheating"... I had this issue with my Roggenbier - the wort was so Gluggy, the same thing happened.

The other thing you can do is remove the thermostat and replace it withy a simple switch - I haven't gone there yet - because I only had this problem once... since then, my element shines after each batch!

[Mark]

awesome, thanks dude

[Mark]

it was clogged up alright... how do you prevent it from happening during the boil and turning the whole thing into an exercise in futility?

[Doublehoppy]

I've had the same problems occasionally with the element in the Bruheat boiler. As joking says cleaning it between brews stopped it occurring. Give the wort a good stir so that all of the first "heavy" runnings are not all at the bottom around the element.