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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. M

    Immersion heaters 3 blown in two days!

    Hi I installed an RM 180 lt direct unvented 2 months ago. It serves a deli and kitchen area so the elements are on 24/7. Saturday both elements faied and took the rcd. Both were blown as you would expect after say a year or so. Spoke to RM and they advised fitting titanium elements due to heavy...
  8. cr0ft

    Non standard size immersion heaters

    Hi all, Just been to see an air source heat pump buffer tank which needs a replacement immersions. Can't really tell without taking the immersion out but it's either a 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" immersion heater. Where on earth do you get these from? Also, is it a legal requirement to fit...
  9. O

    Immersion

    Hi I have an Immersion and stat that has gone and needs replacing, Its in the top and the immersion and the cylinder are old. I have tried to undo it with my box spanner but it will not budge. Have any of you got any tips or ideas on how to budge it without damaging the cylinder. Thanks.
  10. S

    Immersion sizing help

    Hi guys, wondering if anyone could help on what size immersion to fit inside tank pictured below. If picture doesn't load, it's a 950x450mm tank, side entry. Element. Thanks to anyone who can help!
  11. M

    Immersion heater question

    On my hot water cylinder there is a control unit, that has one dial and three *what look like* fuse sockets, and has a metal ribbon attaching it to the underside of the tank. The water has always been heated by the boiler, but I was wondering how/if I could control the immersion without the...
  12. A

    Scalding Water From Immersion

    Hi, My hot water from the immersion heater is scalding hot, the water that is heated from the oil fired boiler is fine. The thermostat for the immersion has been replaced. I have tried running the hot water until cold them turning the thermostat to its lowest setting and turning it up...
    • ajni
    • Thread
    • immersion water
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  13. R

    Testing an immersion heater

    Friends Electrics are my strong point but I'm no dimwit!! I want to know exactly how to test whether an immersion heater or element has gone pop. I've searched the www but haven't found what I need. Any pointers to any sites/books with clear instructions & what the test readings will...
  14. S

    Immersion heater timer

    Hi all, I have the following timer running an immersion heater but I don't think that it's been setup correctly. Could any one please take a look and tell me where you setup the current time of day e.g. midnight at the top etc [/IMG]
  15. I

    Accidentally turned off immersion heater - now no CH or HW!

    Hi, I have a boiler in my kitchen and a water tank in the airing cupboard. My friend turned off the immersion heater via a switch on my wall 4 days ago, I have only just noticed this now as I have no central heating or hot water. I turned the heater back on yesterday and left the tank for an...
  16. N

    Do we need the immersion turned on or off?

    I've recently found out that our house is using a heatwise energy tariff that includes a special electricity meter to warm our water at certain parts of the day. This meter controls when this comes on and off. What i'm trying to understand is if we need what looks like the immersion turned...
  17. M

    Noisy from immersion tank when pouring hot water please help

    Hi Can anyone give us some advice, we dont have central heating so i'm talking about an old immersion water heater. When ever we use the hot water after less than a minute we get the a really loud vibration noise that can be heard by our neighbours it doesnt stop until the top of the tank has...
    • Marie Ashford
    • Thread
    • hot water immersion noisy tank water
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  18. S

    Immersion not heating

    Really strange fault with this one. i went out to a twin immersion cylinder. 2 different fuse spurs. One had power the other didn't so I assume one was on economy 7 and the other is a backup. the backup one is the only one they say they ever use and the economy 7 one is always off. I had...
  19. T

    Ideal istor immersion heater

    Hi Fokes, wondered if anyone knew the best way to change the immersion on an Ideal Istor HE325. The immersion has decided to start leaking from the seal and needs replacing. Unfortunatley it looks like a right arse to change. Just wondering if anyone has much experience with these?
  20. J

    Replacing a Willis Immersion heater

    Hi Folks, I'm new to this Forum - not a plumber but an experienced DIYer :~) Recently my Willis heater (external Immersion heater) packed up. I've got a replacement and am researching how to replace the old one. It looks like a simple enough job :confused5: - drain the main tank, unscrew the...
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