40l buffalo boiler a bit broke

[hoppyhoperson]

Hello i am new to posting in this forum but have used it for a while to help me with a few questions and problems i have had in the past but now i am stuck and in need some help. I have a 40l buffalo boiler I had a nice rolling boil going for about 20 mins then it just cut out on me and wont start/heat anything. I have replaced the original tap with a ball valve and have a hop strainer (followed this viewtopic.php?f=30&t=36636} in there could that have caused the element to over heat and blow ? there is no sugar caramelized on the plate at the bottom and the thermostat clicks when it hits the water temp in the boiler ( i checked this with a thermometer) there are no lights on and i can feel some heat around the base of the boiler when its on but nothing significant. any help would be appreciated

 

[joe1002]

It sounds like the thermal fuse has blown. Funny enough I just brought a higher rated one from maplins today. Have a search, there is plenty on the subject and some pics :thumb:

Also check the fuse in the plug :thumb:

Edit: changed thermal cut out to read thermal fuse

 

[hoppyhoperson]

Thanks for the reply plug was the first thing I checked. Will have a look at the thermal cut out thingy :

 

[joe1002]

Have a read of this :thumb:

 

[hoppyhoperson]

:wha: sorry to be dense but if i were to replace it with one of these Ceramic Thermostat Switch from amazon

i may be able to solve the problem? :electric:

 

[hoppyhoperson]

sorry re read the post i have a thermal fuse rated to 240C one broke on my car a while back and i bougt 2 in case i screwed it up :grin:

 

[Duncs]

It sounds like the thermal cut out has blown. Funny enough I just brought a higher rated one from maplins today. Have a search, there is plenty on the subject and some pics :thumb:

Also check the fuse in the plug :thumb:

Have you got a link to the one you got from maplin? My boiler cuts out after 55 minutes, I'd rather not remove the cut out totally just to get another 5 minutes boil

 

[joe1002]

It sounds like the thermal cut out has blown. Funny enough I just brought a higher rated one from maplins today. Have a search, there is plenty on the subject and some pics :thumb:

Also check the fuse in the plug :thumb:

Have you got a link to the one you got from maplin? My boiler cuts out after 55 minutes, I'd rather not remove the cut out totally just to get another 5 minutes boil

Sorry, I meant to say thermal fuse in my first post, go to the first post on second page in the link I posted above. The link is something like 184c :thumb:

I will be replacing the thermal fuse and taping the thermal cut out away from the element at the weekend.

 

[anthonyUK]

I replaced the thermal cutout with a higher temp one as I found one for £2 delivered.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008 ... UTF8&psc=1

 

[Duncs]

I replaced the thermal cutout with a higher temp one as I found one for £2 delivered.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008 ... UTF8&psc=1

Thanks, I've ordered oneof these 140 degree ones. Do you need any kind of thermal paste between them and the boiler body?