Now that I gutted my old MES do I need some type of support for the heating element?
If so, does it need to be non metallic? Like a brick or something?
If so, does it need to be non metallic? Like a brick or something?
My Gen 1 40 element just has a flat bracket with a hole in the middle for the ground bolt, nut and wire. Some Mes have a ground wite that terminates inside the element access area. Then the element has an right angle bracket. If you have the flat bracket with center hole then you can get a longer ground bolt and two nuts. Terminate the ground wire with the supplied washers and one nut and use the other nut inside the element asscess area to hold the element. I flipped my element so I had to cut the bracket in half and bend male spades 180° but the nut on the longer ground bolt elevates it above the rails so the element isn't resting on anything.Now that I gutted my old MES do I need some type of support for the heating element?
If so, does it need to be non metallic? Like a brick or something?
Yes when I replaced the burnt out element and direct wired it I added a longer and larger grounding bolt with double nuts. Does your element touch those small horizontal rods at all? Mine are history.