Overview
Heater element for Razorback Sandia machines — 4 inch lead, 1/4 inch thread. Sandia part number 10-1500-B.
What we can and cannot verify
We could not locate this part number in the Sandia documentation we hold. Our Sandia manual covers the 3-Gallon Spot-XTract, which is the unheated machine; the heated models are documented separately and we do not hold those parts lists.
What we can state is the physical specification in CCW's record: a 4 inch lead and a 1/4 inch thread. Those are the two dimensions that decide whether an element fits, so check them against what you are removing.
One thing we want to resolve before you order. CCW's internal record for this item also carries a 600 watt, 120 volt rating. Australian supply is 230 volt, and a 120 volt element on a 230 volt machine would be destroyed immediately. We are not prepared to publish that rating as fact until we have confirmed it with the supplier, and we would rather you asked than assumed.
Send us the machine model and serial number before you order and we will confirm. It is on our list for supplier clarification.
Why heating elements fail
Almost always for one of two reasons, and neither is age:
- Run dry. An element designed to be immersed in flowing solution will destroy itself in seconds without it. Every time a machine is switched on with an empty tank, or run on after the tank empties, the element takes damage.
- Scale. Hard water leaves deposits on the element, the deposits insulate it, and the element then runs hotter than designed to deliver the same heat to the water. That is a slow death.
If you are replacing elements more often than seems reasonable, the answer is almost always one of those two — and a new element will go the same way unless the cause is dealt with.
Before you fit a new element
Find out why the old one failed. A dry-run failure points at the operator or a pump problem; a scaled failure points at water quality. Fitting a new element without answering that is buying the same failure again.
Check the heater circuit as a whole — the sensor, the switch and the connections. An element that failed because a protection device was not working will be followed by another.
Electrical safety
This is a mains-voltage heating element in a wet machine. Isolate at the plug, photograph the connections, and make sure the earth is properly reinstated. If you are not confident working on a heater circuit, do not — send it to a technician.
Do not run the machine to test it with the housing open.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the dimensions?
4 inch lead, 1/4 inch thread, per CCW's record. Check yours before ordering.
What wattage and voltage?
Our internal record says 600 W / 120 V, which we are not willing to publish as fact for an Australian machine until the supplier confirms it. Ask us — on a heating element this is the specification that matters most and the one we least want to get wrong.
Which machines does it fit?
Ask us with the model and serial number.
My element failed after six months. Why?
Almost certainly a dry run or scale. Tell us your water and how the machine is used and we will help you stop it happening again.
Send us the machine model, serial number and the dimensions off your existing element and we will confirm before you order.
