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I have a Hobart FFW with the two piece plastic/metal strainer. I believe someone on here mentioned that you could replace that with a one piece metal unit off of a kitchen aid dishwasher. Is this the case? Any part numbers, model numbers, links for suppliers would be great. A quick ebay...

Here is the verdict. Sort of. I tore into the unit this weekend. Nothigng was clogged and it looked fine. I took the electric plunger device out and applied power straight to it and it worked fine. I put everything back together and it works fine? Not sure if putting power right to it kicked th...

Steve, The ml is 38617. Let me know what screens you have and what you want for them. Email is fine [email protected] I will be digging into it this weekend, I wonder if the broken screen let something in that blocked up the valve? We will find out. As always thanks for the help! It's great...

HI, I installed a Hobart FFW in my home(with the help of you guys!) about a year ago. We love it! At the time I cleaned it up, did a thorough de lime including pulling the tank apart and also added an "extender button" by stopping the timing cogs. Otherwise it has ran great. Just recently...

Update stevet, Yes it is the main element in the booster tank. I attached some pictures below. ML #38617 Serial Number 27122374 Code PJ. I am going to take your suggestion and take the tank out to delime it. I bought the unit used and I did not de lime the tank at that time so I am sure...

One further update I tested the element with my multimeter set to 200 ohms it reads around 10. From what I have read that means the element is OK. Anyone have any experience otherwise here? COuld the extra lime build up be what caused it to pull to many amps? Thanks in advance.

Ok here is an update. I have "hard wired" the unit to the wiring using electrical "clamps" and wrapped them with heavy duty electrical tape that is more like a rubber and rated for high temp. After some trouble shooting I am fairly certain the main element in the tank is drawing too much...

I have a hobart ffw setup in my home. It was installed about six months ago and has worked great. Recently it has started popping the breaker typically while sitting idling. Troubleshooting led me to unhook the main tank heater and voila it stays on! I took the element out and it is filled with...

HI Everyone, I got a Hobart FFW off of Ebay last winter. With the help of the forums here I got it cleaned up and installed. It works great! That is until a couple of weeks ago. The unit was sitting on but not cycling when it popped the breaker. When I took the front panel off I saw the...

I see now. Do you know what valve he used and what the capacity of the switch needs to be? Any pictures of the setup underneath by chance? Thanks! This is of great help!!

O one question on his modification. What type of switch did he use to turn the heat off and what wires did he interrupt. I was looking at keeping it simple and putting a switch to interrupt the wires that hook up to the heating element at the end of the boost tank. I figured this would...

WOW that is quite the modification, I am jealous for sure. Pictures are coming soon and thanks for the detailed response. I am working on getting machine to a base line that is everything working the way I want it first. Then I am going to add a switch to the heater and go from the there...

I hooked up the 220 lines to a 50 amp breaker and run a water line to it. I have it all torn apart in the middle of the kitchen no installed yet just to test. It was a late night adventure but appears to work. I am still not sure what the 110 wires are I need to trace them? it also seems it...

Well I got some 6 gauge range wire and I am going to give it a shot. I am still looking for find out what the 3 120 wires are for and if anyone has put a switch in to shutoff the water heater. Any help is appreciated.

Extra picture Here is a pic of the serial number plate.

HI Everyone, This is my first foray into installing an industrial dishwasher although I have used them for years when I worked in restaurants growing up. I got a Hobart FFW off of Ebay for $300, so I am already psyched. My goal is to install it into our kitchen as our standard dishwasher as...