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    Cost to remove old electric immersion heater+ install an instant electric heater?

    I recent want to replace my old immersion water heater by a instant electric water heater, I already bought the instant electric water heater (model DEX12 11.5kw) I live in Birmingham near new st and get a quote of £89+VAT per hour Is this charge reasonable? I don't understand why the quote are...
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    Immersion heater thermostat keeps resetting itself

    Hi folks I have been having some issues with my immersion heater thermostat, the small reset button on the top of the thermostat itself keeps popping up when the immersion has been on a while. We don't have the immersion on for long before this happens sometimes maybe after an hour it will pop...
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    Immersion Heater controls

    I'm currently pricing a job to fit a small unvented cylinder in a cafe that's being fitted out, there's no gas in the shop so will have to be direct electric heated. Sparkies are rewiring the whole place so electric supply is no problem. So it'll be a 120l RM Stelflow with 2 immersions going...
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    Immersion heater issue

    Friends Saw a customer who had no hot water. Get to her flat, combi cylinder with the 2 immersions. So, both are not working. Took the cover off the top one, thermostat all black and wire had melted. Took the cover off bottom one and thermostat looked OK but same wire had melted. No trips...
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    Overheat protection for immersion heater

    Hi is there any kind of system that will turn off an immersion heater if the tank water gets too hot - ie if the immersion heater's own thermostat failed and it stayed on all the time ? thanks
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    Ecomony 7 hot water immersion not working

    Hi, I have a big old water tank that is heated by electric immersion. I am also on ecomony 7 (cheaper electric at night rate). So a few days ago hot tap water started running cold and not heating tank at night. There is a day switch in im bedroom (marked day immersion) which i've turned to on...
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    immersion heater

    are we talking 13 amp protection.
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    Immersion

    Has anyone ever noticed an immersion on a vented cylinder with the wording "horizontal fixing kit", its a fortic cylinder with immser fitted at lower third of cylinder. Would a standard 3kw 14" be sufficient. Any input welcome. Al
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    Water temp for gravity fed shower from boiler and immersion different

    Hi looking for some advice regarding my shower, it gravity fed and run with a pump. When the water is heated using the immersion tank the shower mixer gives hot water. When the water is heated by the boiler the shower is luke warm, even though the water run from a tap is hot. I've replaced...
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    Cylinder immersion heater prv passing

    Hi I have had a call from a customer who claims his relief valve is discharging. He has a unvented cylinder with immersion heaters. Now from what I know he has a combined prv with a 90 degree temp probe and prv is set at 7 bar. Now it could be the valve is passing or the cylinder is over...
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    Immersion heater bubbling into expansion tank

    Hi everyone... I'm brand new to the forum, and tbh I don't really understand the layout of the posts. I've searched on here for answers the the problem I have, which though very similar, did not answer my particular situation. So here's my story...(sorry its so long!) I hope I'm posting this in...
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    Immersion heater advice please

    Hello, I have recently installed Solar PV panels on my roof. I have been advised to use an immersion heater during the day to heat my hot water as it will be virtually free due to the feed in tariff. My hot water tank does not have an immersion currently. I have an Ideal Icos HE24 condensing...

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