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  1. SteveRobert5a

    Immersion Heater Leak?

    Has anyone got any suggestions as to what is going on here? My 25 year old megaflo cylinder in the airing cupboard has a secondary immersion heater and I noticed the plastic cover felt damp at the bottom, but no signs of drips on the floor below. I removed the cover and saw lots of moisture...
  2. P

    Replacing Immersion tank with energy efficient system

    I am moving into an all electric small flat which has an Elson Opal 144ltr immersion on eco 7. However, the bathroom has been modernised with an electric shower and bath removed, so now ony a bathroom and kitchen sink needs hot water. I was wondering whether the immersion tank could be removed...
  3. G

    Leaking cylinder around immersion heater

    Hi. My hot water cylinder has a small leak. It's from the immersion heater where it screws into the side of the cylinder. I removed it, fitted a new o ring and put it back. It still leaked slightly worse if anything. So I bought a new heater the same make and model as the original and fitted...
  4. O

    Two electrical supplies and a single immersion element

    Good afternoon, new joiner here with a DIY (ish) question. I have a hot water cylinder with a single immersion element connected to Economy 7. My economy seven has two separate consumer units and the hot water is connected to the off-peak unit. Problem is, I'm running out of hot water before the...
  5. VirtuosicVirtuoso

    Newly installed immersion heater suddenly stopped working after a week. What could be the issue?

    I've recently replaced an immersion heater for a direct cylinder, for 2.75-3kW. The new one seemed to be working a week before I got a callback. I checked the resistance of the immersion heater, and it read 19ohms, and the voltage on the live and neutral read 230V, but there was no humming or...
  6. G

    Faulty Immersion element stat?

    I have just had a new boiler and 210 ltr unvented tank fitted in the loft to replace a very old Baxi back boiler. I have now fitted a Solic 200 diverter to utilise all the spare capacity from the 3,84 Kw Pv system on the roof. This has only just become an option as the old existing tank did not...
  7. D

    Immersion Element help

    Hi. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Bit general. We have solar boosting our hot water using iboost. My question, the current immersion element hasn’t been changed for 14 years. Should I upgrade/change it to increase efficiency? Current I haven’t seen any degradation in...
  8. W

    Pressure reliefe pouring out of unvented immersion heater.

    Hi all. So I have an OSO Super SXD 180 immersion heater and it is pouring a huge amount of water out of the cold water pressure relief valve regardless of whether the tank is heating or not. We're talking litres a minute currently. I have replaced the valve which changed nothing. I have...
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  9. S

    Dual immersion heater question

    I recently posted to request information about supply of a "dual Immersion heater". Two members kindly replied with helpful advice. I tried to respond with thanks but the system persistently refused to accept this; quoting: "Your content can not be submitted. This is likely because your content...
  10. S

    Dual immersion heater with sink/bath switch

    I have read of hot water cylinders being heated with a dual element immersion heater. The main principle being that a shorter element heats the top of the tank and then, subsequently, a longer element comes into play. With a bath/sink switch the longer element may be disabled. The topic of such...
  11. T

    Tesla T-Smart immersion heater reliability ?

    Has anyone fitted a Tesla T-Smart immersion heater and can comment on reliability ? On Amazon, there are mixed reviews, with one saying that it is dangerous as it didn't turn off properly. I spoke to Tesla and they said that those reports were early teething issues (but I guess they would say...
  12. B

    Part of Immersion Heater Element Fell into Tank

    Struggled with an element that was far too wide to come out of the aperture (how was it ever put in ?) I had to cut one loop. After some brute force the head broke off leaving the broken ends of the element protruding. I wiggled half of it out at which point the other half fell back into the...
  13. C

    Immersion tank is always on

    Hi, the immersion tank is running all the time and we can't switch it off. I've uploaded pictures of the devices attached to it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
  14. G

    How do I control my immersion heater?

    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? Pics...
  15. DJseals

    Immersion heater replacement

    I want to replace my old immersion heater, it currently has a dual immersion with bath/sink switch, we only ever need the whole tank heated so can i replace with a single immersion? or if i am doing it a a DIYer is like for like easier.
  16. J

    Immersion heater noise

    I had a new water heater element fitted a few weeks ago that heats water at night on economy 7. Previous heater elements have been very quiet but I can hear the new one heating the tank at night. It sounds a bit like a boiling kettle. Is this normal? It’s driving me mad!
  17. P

    Megaflo Heatrae Sadia Immersion Heater Replacement TSE v TSR

    I know this topic may already have been covered but I just wanted to address it again. Can someone please tell me what the difference is between the teal green thermostat and the white one? (see attached photos) I have one of each in our Megaflow, one operates the Economy 10 and the other is...
  18. S

    Drilling a hole in an immersion tank.

    I checked where to fit my essex flanges for the recirc pump after looking into the water tank. The hole cutter I have is in the pic. Are the teeth too coarse for thin copper? Anyone cut into a hot water copper tank? What sort of hole cutter did you use? Thanks.
  19. F

    Immersion heater coming on too early

    Hi all I’m not a plumber or a DIYer. I need help! My immersion heater has started coming on at about 10.15 pm. I dont know when this started happening but normally it comes on after midnight ( it runs on eco 7). The immersion is wired into a switch on the wall that lights up when the heater is...
  20. S

    Removing a tight immersion element.

    Got all my stuff together to finally fit the recirculation pump to my hot water tank, but I can't budge the immersion element. I need this out because a) I'm fitting solar which will be used to heat the hot water and although the fitted element has not been used so far, it's been in maybe 20...
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