Hot water coming out of overflow

[gavdtra]

Hot water coming out of overflow pipe. It's not dripping, it's pouring out. The tank hasn't been switched on for ages. It's an immersion heater. I'm thinking the water is boiling in it and overflowing but not sure.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Is the water hot coming out of the pipe be careful as it might be

 

[gavdtra]

Is the water hot coming out of the pipe be careful as it might be

Yep. Very hot, maybe it's boiling over. It doesn't need to be near that hot, right?

 

[SJB060685]

You need to make sure the immersion heater is turned off and electrically isolated. What you have now is a recipe for disaster and needs to be stopped. Not long ago here in Taunton a toddler died because the immersion heater thermostat had failed, the immersion heater continued to supply energy to the water and after a while it began to boil and vent over. The plastic cold water storage tank became hot and failed, resulting in near boiling water pooring through the ceiling and on to a sleeping toddler below.

 

[gavdtra]

You need to make sure the immersion heater is turned off and electrically isolated. What you have now is a recipe for disaster and needs to be stopped. Not long ago here in Taunton a toddler died because the immersion heater thermostat had failed, the immersion heater continued to supply energy to the water and after a while it began to boil and vent over. The plastic cold water storage tank became hot and failed, resulting in near boiling water pooring through the ceiling and on to a sleeping toddler below.

 

[gavdtra]

Sounds like good advice. I'll be turning that off

 

[SJB060685]

Sounds like good advice. I'll be turning that off

The immersion heater thermostat has probably failed. Electrically isolate it and have an engineer check and replace what’s needed.