Virgil Jones
02-07-2012, 06:35 AM
So here's a new one on me.
In checking the furnace top of my Stadelman as I walked by two days ago I notice one of the elements wasn't sticking up as far as the others. I looks like, after three+ years of use, the clamp/holder has loosened and the element has slid down 1-2 inches. Apparently what is holding it now is the braided connecting straps. It has slipped down so that the element straps are resting on the diplag...which is resting on the element clamps. Amazingly, it's still running fine.
I'm not quite sure how to raise the element back up and tighten the element/clamp again. Taking the element out and, at room temperature, readjusting it seams iffy given how fragile these are.
I'm also concerned about the thick/cool part of the element being exposed to the heat of the furnace.
Anybody have experience with this.
In checking the furnace top of my Stadelman as I walked by two days ago I notice one of the elements wasn't sticking up as far as the others. I looks like, after three+ years of use, the clamp/holder has loosened and the element has slid down 1-2 inches. Apparently what is holding it now is the braided connecting straps. It has slipped down so that the element straps are resting on the diplag...which is resting on the element clamps. Amazingly, it's still running fine.
I'm not quite sure how to raise the element back up and tighten the element/clamp again. Taking the element out and, at room temperature, readjusting it seams iffy given how fragile these are.
I'm also concerned about the thick/cool part of the element being exposed to the heat of the furnace.
Anybody have experience with this.