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How many heating elements can I get on a single phase?
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<blockquote data-quote="ginster" data-source="post: 470125" data-attributes="member: 30601"><p>Hello All,</p><p></p><p>I'm new to the forum and not an electrician. </p><p></p><p>I hope it's okay to post here a help request to tap into your expertise as I don't know any sparks to ask.</p><p></p><p>I run a home-based micro distillery (I make a damn fine gin) and I am about to upgrade my boiler to a semi-commercial size - but I need to know whether i can power it properly.</p><p></p><p>The boiler can run between 100L and 380L of liquid. To get that up to temp (80c to 92c) and to run it for up to 8 hours takes a fair bit of juice - however I am only on a single-phase domestic supply.</p><p></p><p>The boiler has 5 heating element ports and it is up to me to configure them - I can use 1 or all 5 of them.</p><p></p><p>The suggested heating element is a 240v 5.5kw <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heater-Ripple-Element-240-Volt-5500-Watt/dp/B000BPG4LI/" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heater-Ripple-Element-240-Volt-5500-Watt/dp/B000BPG4LI/</a></p><p></p><p>although I could use 3kw elements if required - it will just take a lot longer to bring up to the boil.</p><p></p><p>I know I will need to hire an electrician to put in a much thicker power cable to handle the higher load.</p><p></p><p>My question is, how many elements do you think an electrician could run off a domestic single phase domestic supply and any pit falls to be aware of?</p><p></p><p>I don't want to go down the road of 3 phase if possible.</p><p></p><p>Many thanks for any help.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Dom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ginster, post: 470125, member: 30601"] Hello All, I'm new to the forum and not an electrician. I hope it's okay to post here a help request to tap into your expertise as I don't know any sparks to ask. I run a home-based micro distillery (I make a damn fine gin) and I am about to upgrade my boiler to a semi-commercial size - but I need to know whether i can power it properly. The boiler can run between 100L and 380L of liquid. To get that up to temp (80c to 92c) and to run it for up to 8 hours takes a fair bit of juice - however I am only on a single-phase domestic supply. The boiler has 5 heating element ports and it is up to me to configure them - I can use 1 or all 5 of them. The suggested heating element is a 240v 5.5kw [URL="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heater-Ripple-Element-240-Volt-5500-Watt/dp/B000BPG4LI/"]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heater-Ripple-Element-240-Volt-5500-Watt/dp/B000BPG4LI/[/URL] although I could use 3kw elements if required - it will just take a lot longer to bring up to the boil. I know I will need to hire an electrician to put in a much thicker power cable to handle the higher load. My question is, how many elements do you think an electrician could run off a domestic single phase domestic supply and any pit falls to be aware of? I don't want to go down the road of 3 phase if possible. Many thanks for any help. Cheers Dom [/QUOTE]
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