AEE Dump Load Element for Water Heaters [RE-wrenches]

[Travis Creswell]

Hello All,

I'm trying to replace standard screw-in water heater elements with elements
supplied by AEE.  This is for a wind turbine dump load.  The AEE elements do
not have any sort of shoulder or washer head on them which I think is
imperative to a obtaining a proper seal.


Every standard water heater element relies on this shoulder to force the
rubber washer into a groove on the water heater for a water tight seal.  The
water heater fitting along with the old and new elements are straight
threads which is standard for water heater elements.  I'm no plumber but
I've changed out my fair share of elements over the years and I see no
possible way to make the AEE elements seal properly over the long run.  I
suppose I could get enough Teflon tape and pipe dope on there to seal but I
sure wouldn't trust it for very long.

What am I missing?

Thanks in advance,
Travis Creswell
Ozark Energy Services


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