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    need some advice regarding boiler/immersion tank - please help!

    hello all, I have a bit of a unique situation so I was wondering if anyone could give me their professional opinion. I recently finished a tenancy at a rented home. At the beginning of the tenancy, the immersion tank broke but was never repaired. From my understanding the immersion tank was...
    • nbatts
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    • boiler immersion tank
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
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    No hot water and immersion heater too hot

    Hi all, right, dumbass here will try and relay the problem that I have. House is about 15 years old. Original Ideal Classic boiler in kitchen; honeywell stuff in airing cupboard (immersion, cylinder thermostat and 2- or 3-way motorised valve) and honeywell control in kitchen. I can get central...
    • Sekuru55
    • Thread
    • heater hot water immersion water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Immersion Heater programmer

    Hello, i have a customer who has asked me if i could supply them with a new Immersion heater programmer with a 5 minute boost facility. She used to be on economy 7 and has recently had solar pv and had the economy 7 taken off. She is very conscious about how much electric she will be using so...
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    Resistance of an immersion heater

    In the case of this one, resistance was futile.
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    Testing Immersion Heater

    I went to a job today, the customer didnt speak any english but i spoke to her boyfriend on the phone. Said they have not much hot water. I tested the immersions to make sure there was power going to them and was only getting a reading to the bottom one at first. Double checked and there was...
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    Help identifying immersion heater

    Hello all, My dad is in the process of doing his house up and thought that now would be a good time to replace the 30+ year old immersion heater in his bedroom cupboard. The trouble is, he doesn't know what to replace it with, and nor do I, so I took a picture of it in the hope that someone...
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    immersion problems

    got called to a house saying immersion wasnt working....... simple, check electrical supply (none) replaced fuse and supply ok, but on inspection of immersion it was naff, so replaced with new superloy immersion, tested ...job done. Couple of weeks later got a call saying there was a loud pop...
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    immersion heater running cost

    Hi all Is it cheaper to leave an immersion heater constantly on or switch on to heat when needed? I would say its cheaper to leave it on rather than heat from cold, but a bloke at work reckons its cheaper to use as needed or on a timer. Thanks in advance
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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...
    • Micro1964
    • Thread
    • boiler gravity immersion shower water
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Boilers
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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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