Insulating Electrical Connections

[gsugg]

With a 5500 watt heating element, anybody got good ideas on best way to insulate the electrical connections for safety? Seems like they're just sitting there waiting for the dog or cat to go up and sniff! (Or my mule; not kidding!).

Thanks, Greg

[HDNB]

make a pig nose and spot weld it on. make sure it's big enough around to get a tool in to unscrew the element. wavy elements need a lot of room to come out. then screw a cover on top,

[Klein]

If you don't mind spending some money, there are element guards you can buy that can be attached with tri clamps.

[BDF]

You can mount an electrical box on it, I got a metal enclosure for grounding the still and housing the element so it is detachable with a tri-clamp:

http://stilldragon.com/index.php/element-guard-kit.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[StillerBoy]

Or build something like this, using a 1 1/4 x 1/1/4" rubber pipe connect..

Mars

[Klein]

You can also use pvc fittings, use a fitting that will cover the joints, and then another fitting to give you the thread you will use to connect your cord connector. It will hold itself in place when you connect it to the cord.

[gsugg]

Thanks guys. As many things as I've redneck engineered over the years and growing up on our farm, you'd think one of these ideas would have come to me, but I was drawing a blank! By the way, it is nice to live on a farm. We have 4 horses and a couple of mules. Nobody even looks funny when you go in and get corn, barley, oats, etc. My daughter went this morning and picked up 100 lb of oats, 50# of barley, 50 corn, and 50 wheat. Average cost was $9 bag. I guess there are advantages to living in the sticks! Thanks again, Greg.

[Danespirit]

+1 Stiller Boy

That's what I started out with too....just some rubber hose.