How do I control my immersion heater?

[Georgina]

I have just bought a flat and the water is heated via an old UV Gold immersion heater system. A plumber friend of mine suggested I look for a timer to control it but I haven’t been able to find anything. I have no idea how to control the hot water! Does anyone have any suggestions?

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[gmartine]

Call an electrician and get him or her to fit an immersion timer, Timeguard are quite reliable.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Looks like the top immersion isn’t even wired in. The existing hot water is being fed by a boiler of some description, likely gas, so it would be more beneficial to heat this way.

 

[Murdoch]

So the bottom looks like it’s connected - but to where ?

if you’ve got a gas boiler you do not want to heat the water using electricity