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    Immersion Heater Problem, Not Filling Up As It Should

    Hi, I was wondering anyone could help me. I am having issues with my hot water system, my immersion heater does not seem to be filling up very quickly, literally just sounds like drips. This has been the case ever since I changed my main water stopcock downstairs, unsure if this is related...
    • Deanoliv
    • Thread
    • filling heater immersion
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  2. T

    Removing immersion plugs

    Dont think theres any real answer for this other than to man up and flog the thing for all im worth, but.... Any tips on removing immersion plugs?! Never done one in 15year. Had one this morning on a copper combi cylinder. Would have given it a good seeing to with a hammer but being a bottom...
  3. T

    Gledhill Torrent Immersion - Stuck element

    ive got an issue with an emersion heater whereas the element needs replacing. ive had a plumber in to remove it but it wont budge even with heat added. ive called another plumber and mentioned this but they all seem to think forcing it may buckle the tank. after googling the issue i read a post...
  4. cr0ft

    Immersion Heater Lengths

    Hi all, Just a quick one. I have a customer who wants to replace their existing top of cylinder immersion heater (27") with a longer one. They want to use their solar PV system to heat as much of the water in the cylinder as possible basically. I've found 36" ones online which will obviously...
  5. jaydebruyne

    Immersion Heater Electric Circuit

    My boss has sent me on a job today to fit a fused spur for an immersion. I said it needs its own circuit. He said no it doesn't as its only 3Kw. Is this true? I'm sure the regs are that if a water heater is in a tank of more than 15 litres it needs a separate circuit.
  6. A

    Immersion heater stat problems....

    Hi guys and gals. Replaced an Immersion Heater about 8 months ago. No problems. Few months later stat went faulty (cut out) Then few weeks later again... Stats cut out again. What do you think it could be as surely not much can go wrong with it if its all new. Wiring all in...
  7. J

    Water being back fed from immersion tank to cold water storage

    HELP!Can anyone please advise? I've exhausted my knowledge and am going mad!! I have a cold water tank that overflows once a day, really quickly. It seems that the warm water is being pushed back into the cold storage tank from the indirect cylinder. the heating system is a sealed pressurised...
    • jonilea
    • Thread
    • cold immersion tank water
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  8. J

    Immersion heaters prices?

    I just drove 30 miles to give an quote on changing the bottom heater on a economy 7 direct cylinder. I also said to the customer that while it was drained down I'd change the top one also and clean the cylinder of scale with my wet vac. I also gave her a seperate quote on changing a cracked...
  9. jaydebruyne

    Standard Immersion Stats

    After I job I did I'm doubting myself a little and would love some clarification (I have a tendency to overthink things!). To test a standard open vented immersion stat (only), you put your multimeter set to continuity across the terminals. I've read in a couple of places that you should get...
  10. jaydebruyne

    Megaflo Immersion Stat

    How would one test the stat on this? Put a multimeter in the two holes in the centre and check for continuity in low and high settings???
  11. M

    Reliable immersion heater.

    Anybody recommend a reliable immersion heater? I have now got yet another one tripping and it's peeing me off and the customer.
  12. M

    immersion heater hot water no gas. Terrible hot water pressure

    Hi guys, this system is in a 2 storey apartment with cylinder upstairs. It is the type of cylinder with the f and e tank built in so no header pressure. Bathroom is on same level and the hot water pressure is low at the bath and non existent at the sink. At this point I am unsure of the routing...
  13. C

    Immersion tank replace or fix

    My elderly mum has an immersion tank that has been cold for 6 months. She has oil fired central heating with a thermostat/timer for heating only. There was hot water before but not sure how it was heated. I have had an electrican look at the thermostat and plumber also checked but cannot fix the...
    • Chrissie 70
    • Thread
    • immersion replace tank
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  14. M

    Immersion heaters are a pain in the rear.

    I've got a problem with immersion heaters just keep randomly tripping even though they work perfectly 99% of the time and even on brand new immersions that I have left to heat up and checked the temperature. They keep going on the thermal cutouts which are built in, I swear they are just not...
  15. M

    What would cause an immersion wire to burn out?

    I fitted a new cylinder and wired up an immersion before Christmas went back out this morning as her hot water had stopped working. I thought it had just tripped out on the stat as they usually do but the wire from the thermostat to the element had burnt out completely. Could it be a power...
  16. B

    Low hot water pressure upstairs only - immersion only

    Hi , im new to the forum so please bear with. I have recently purchased my first house and have very low hot water pressure upstairs. My system is a electric hot water cylinder with single immersion located in one of the bedrooms. There is no gas in the village and no storage for oil...
  17. Lofty24

    Immersion heater

    I have a client who has a very tall cylinder and only an immersion heater to heat it, obviously he only gets the top of the cylinder warm as the thermostat shuts the heat off once that part is hot. can I retro fit a external stat to bypass the immersion stat 1/3 from the bottom of the cylinder...
  18. J

    Immersion heater issues

    Hi i recently replaced a very old cylinder for a customer, he had a very old direct cylinder, which had split and was leaking, I couldn't get a direct cylinder straight away so after speaking to the merchants he recommended I install an indirect cylinder and cap off the unused coil, which I...
  19. R

    Stuck immersion

    Hi Friends How do you deal with an immersion that won't budge? Got one, tried heating it up, brute force, hitting the tool with a hammer, stuck. Need to release it & change. Thx
  20. R

    Electric Immersion hot water cylinder.

    Hi My friend has just moved into a 1960's flat which has electric wall heating and no gas. The hot water cylinder has stumped me. It has a cold feed but also has the hot and cold water coming from it . Well cold anyway,that is the problem there is no water coming out the hot water tap. All...
    • Robroyx11
    • Thread
    • cylinder electric hot water immersion water water cylinder
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice

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