8gal/30 liter boiler with two TC fittings at base?

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8gal/30 liter boiler with two TC fittings at base?

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I don't have easy access to a 240V outlet or a way to get one installed outside, so I'm thinking about the possibility of having two electric heating elements (plugged into different circuits) to help speed up the heating process.

Does anyone know of a boiler that has two different TC fittings at the base which could serve this purpose? Is it even a good idea? Would using a single 120V, 2000W heating element be fine in an 8gal boiler for both pot and column heads?

Any advice or suggestions would be great!
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Should be fine . Especially if you insulate the boiler. Might be a little slow on the heat up, but not painfully slow.
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A T500 boiler is 2200-2400w and about the same capacity........they work ok for what they are......about an hour heat up......slow when stripping.
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BZZZZZZZZZZZ! wrong , T500 boiler is 2000W.......the newer ones i think are even less, maybe 1800W
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Hexadecimal wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:59 am I don't have easy access to a 240V outlet or a way to get one installed outside, so I'm thinking about the possibility of having two electric heating elements (plugged into different circuits) to help speed up the heating process.

Does anyone know of a boiler that has two different TC fittings at the base which could serve this purpose? Is it even a good idea? Would using a single 120V, 2000W heating element be fine in an 8gal boiler for both pot and column heads?

Any advice or suggestions would be great!
I use a 120V 2000W heating element with my 8 gallon boiler and it works just fine. Takes about 45 minutes to heat up a 6 gallon charge.
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