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  Heating Elements that Can Be Bent

  Posted by golden beaver distillery on August 30, 2022 at 6:40 pm

  Anyone have any success bending heating elements?

  We need to bend ours 75-90° to work in a new moonshine still.

  

  southernhighlander replied 2 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  slickfloss

  Member

  August 30, 2022 at 6:49 pm

  are you talking like a pre manufactured electrical probe being bent to a non original shape or using copper tubes with steam as an element and installing those at bent angles? I have done the latter successfully, not an electric element guy so can’t be of any help there 

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  golden beaver distillery

  Member

  August 30, 2022 at 8:16 pm

  The ones I need to bend are electrical (220v).

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  peteb

  Member

  August 30, 2022 at 9:35 pm

  The electric elements I have had experience with cannot be bent without damaging them.

  The electrical heating wire inside is surrounded with a solid substance that looks like plaster, and that will fragment and possibly break the wire, or change the heat dissipating properties, most likely leading to premature failure.

  I suggest you get a flange welded to the tank at the correct angle for your straight element.

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  southernhighlander

  Member

  September 6, 2022 at 6:20 pm

  Pete’s suggestion about getting your flanges welded in at the correct angle is your best bet.

   

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