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Did you confirm the element as 1 1/4 BSP?
Mine has just failed a 'Test and tag' insulation test at the office and now has an out of order sticker on it. The element isn't sealed properly anyway, so something needs to be done. I think I'll just replace it. I want to get something suited to run on 10amp ... I don't need good recovery time. Keen for any advice on elements and also gaskets for same.
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Not much has happened since the last update, but I wanted to let people know the thread size is not 1 1/4" BSP. I bought an 1800W element and when it arrived I saw it did not want to go in deep. The pitch is not correct but it is close to that size. The pitch of the original Boema element is finer than the Brasilia. The closest metric pitch I could measure was about 2.0mm for the former (I will need a different imperial pitch tool as it's less than 14 teeth per inch, the smallest number on my current tool). Perhaps it is just a large metric or imperial thread (to be determined). The boiler gasket appears to be a non standard size so I'll just have to cut my own. I have a gasket cutter I want to try out anyways.
I do have something I want to ask, and that question is: to any other Boema owners, what tap valve did you use? The ones sold here in the US are not like the ones shown here with the little rod sticking out and just have a hole in the middle of the gasket.
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