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    twin immersion tank fed from solar pv diverter

    scratching my head a bit. ive got a plumber fitting a rm stelflow 250l with twin immersions. my idea is to feed the top one first then the bottom one once the top one has tripped its stat setting. the problem is most stats seem to have only normally closed contacts, I need normally open. one...
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    unvented immersion question....

    i have a custard. custard has ariston contract 150sti u/v cylinder with a standard 3kw immersion element. he also has solar panels feeding the hw. he has asked, and i cant quite fathom why from his verbal ramblings but..... his solar regularly produces around 3kw of input but it flickers...
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    Megaflow - identifying which immersion heater

    Hi Folks I need to replace the lower immersion on a 210l cylinder but not sure which to go for. The one thats in there has a white cap and has the push on stat. Any guidance please? Thanks (oh and yes, I have g3) :-)
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    Can I Spur Off Of Immersion Switched Spur For Romm Stat Receiver?

    I want to put the receiver for my new RF room stat in the airing cupboard. Ineed to wire the switching wires for receiver into the connection that comes from the programmer's ch on wire and white wire to 3 port valve. The programmer is downstairs in lounge. The only permanent live supply in...
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    Need a robust immersion heater - direct hot water cylinder

    Hi guys, just wondering if you could tell me where I might be able to buy a more robust immersion heater for a direct hot water cylinder. Cuts does not have central heating or any other way to heat hw but has to change the immersion heater approx after 8 months
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    Not enough HW after immersion change

    Hi Did a immersion change on a combination cylinder the other day, left the job with everything working. The customer is complaining that she has to have the immersion on for longer than before and now it does not give her enough to have a bath? I replaced the original with an 11" heater (it's...
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    immersion heater thermostat keeps tripping on..

    A direct unvented. I am thinking that the element is just full of scale so keeps over heating and cutting out. But is the way to test these by resistance on coil and resistance across thermostat? I have read on here that testing on points with casing is good? What does this do? Is the casing...
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    Immersion Heater sounds like a kettle

    Afternoon all, and thanks in advance for your help. About 2 years ago, the immersion heater in our hot water cylinder broke so we had it replaced. Now I can't remember 100% but I'm sure that before the change, when we put the immersion on it didn't make much noise. Since the change, as soon...
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    Range Tribune Immersion Element Thread Adaptor

    Don't suppose anyone out there has come across this infuriating company who uses non-standard sized immersion elements in their unvented cylinders? The thread is (I think!) 1 3/4" BSP where a standard one is 2 1/4". Given that I can get hold of replacement elements from PTS but they are £50...
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    Immersion Heater problem.

    I have just connected up a large immersion heater. A plumber installed this on a house refurb. ( who the owner can't get hold of right now) The immersion is controlled by a horstmann eco7 with a boost (top element) and economy 7 timer(bottom element) At first the home owners couldn't get any...
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    Immersion issue

    Hi Friends So, after having no drain tee on a combi tank I put the hosepipe down the cold internal feed and sucked, hey presto after a couple of goes it started to drain, all 100%. Now, after fitting the new immersion and thermostat (that is already fitted) and wiring the other bits up I...
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    Immersion

    Fitted a lower complete immersion the end of last month for a tenant.....all good. Tenant rang me last week saying it wasn't working, so I went around and on closer inspection there is very slight weeps from the live/neutral connections of the element. Told the tenant I will sort it. Went to...
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    Elson Zircon immersion element

    Guys, installed a direct Elson in March and had a call today to say no hot water, it's a few miles away so want to make sure i can sort it and it's almost certainly faulty immersion. Can anyone tell me is a standard 14inch immersion will screw into the boss, i can't remember ? Cheers
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    immersion

    on a 48 x 18 direct cylinder will you fit a 27" or 36" immersion heater ?
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    immersion cylinder

    Bit of a problem. fitted a new immersion tank and after a bit of a struggle and one or two drips ( sorted now ), I am not getting any hot water, flow pipe on the coil hot but return cold, im thinking an air lock but there is no vent, how best to get rid of airlock. Advice greatly appreciated
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    immersion heater testing with multimeter

    hi all , sent to a job today to change 2 immersion elements in a 210 tank , went there to find the electrician had been before me to tesd them and had told the customer had to have the 2 replaced because they were "blown" and that he would now have to charge for 2 visits, one to test and...
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    immersion heating

    I've been asked to replace an immersion heating element , when I had a look at the hot water storage cylinder to get so starts of element it had non on it so I'm not to sure what length to get , is there any way you can tel what length you need without takingIit out, I would like to have...
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    Replacing an immersion heater thermostat with a cylinder thermostat.

    I am having a problem with the thermostat that is located in an immersion heater element fitted to a direct HW cylinder (located in an attic). It operates properly for a few weeks and then for some reason the stat trips. As the element is 27” long I guess that sometimes it can be prone to...
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    Immersion Heaters

    I have fitted 2 immersions to the same cylinder in the last 8 months. Both have blown. They are 11in and bottom immersions on a huge cylinder that takes 3 hours to drain down. My electrician friend has checked it and cannot give an electrical reason for this to happen. Has this happened to...
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    Hercules Direct Copper (IMI Range) Immersion heater went bang in the night

    Dear Forum Economy 7 immersion heater went bang in the night. It is an Hercules Dirrect Copper Cylinder IMI Range with two switches (it is about 20 years old) one at the bottom and one at the top. I have the bottom one switched on all the time as it stores during the night. I still have hot...
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