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  1. P

    Stuck immersion heater element in HW cylinder

    Hi I have a broken immersion heater element which goes directly into the side of a hot water tank (at the bottom) I have used an immersion spanner with an extension but I still cannot unscrew the immersion heater. I have tapped it with a spanner but an worried about using too much force and...
  2. T

    Immersion heater element leak (appears internal).

    I fitted this titanium element a few months back. It has been working fine until called by the customer following the thermostat tripping. Subsequent inspection shows a small leak inside the element connections, though, I could not see any evidence of water around the thermostat so...
  3. A

    Immersion heater problem

    New house - Moved in a month ago - Last night I switched the immersion heater on in the bathroom which heats the bathroom water. The switch has a light on it which came on for a split second and the went off. As this happened several ceiling lights went off in the house. I tried to trip the...
  4. gassafe

    Immersion heater over heat buttons grr!!

    This is a real pet hate of mine, the immersion heater quality seems to be really poor these days! I often have to keep going back to any new immersion elements that I have installed either next day or a few weeks / month later to see the tiny overheat button has popped??? I will reset & turn...
  5. A

    2" bsp Immersion heater

    I've got a Swedish buffer cylinder as part of my ground source heating system. I'm trying to find an immersion heater with a 2" bsp thread for a sensible price. Everything in thus country seems to be 2.25" bsp. Any advice gratefully received! Thanks
  6. D

    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
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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.
  11. 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...
  12. 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
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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???
  16. 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.
  17. 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...
  18. 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
  19. 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...
  20. 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...

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