Hot water tank

[KellyC1]

Hi

Any advice on this tank. It has no timer also.
How many hows should i leave it on for do you think? Or is it a case of trail and error?
Any other advise tips are hugely appreciated

Thanks

 

[ShaunCorbs]

have you got oil or gas central heating ?

 

[KellyC1]

have you got oil or gas central heating ?

I have only electric

 

[ShaunCorbs]

right ok best to get a sparky to wire in a programmable timer for you

 

[steadyon]

It will probably take two to three hours switched on to heat the entire tank contents to about 60 degrees from cold. The immersion heater, the head of which is the black "cap" on the top of the cylinder, should contain a thermostat which will automatically switch the heater off when it reaches a set temperatures (e.g. 60).

You could get someone to fit a timer to it, so that it would, for example, come on if required between 07:00 and 09:00 then again from 18:00 to 20:00 or whatever times you think are appropriate. Should be about 1 to 1.5 hours to fit, but in my experience they aren't all that reliable and the timers themselves (the electronic ones) only last 2 to 4 years.

 

[joni os]

The capacity of your tank is slightly less than 100 litres and to heat fully 10 to 60 degrees C will take 6Kw-Hrs. i.e. a 2Kw immersion will take 3hrs. 1.5Kw takes 4hrs etc. Much depends on hot water demand. For someone like me, who baths regularly, once a week, a timer for the six other days would make sense, but for a household with more diverse demand the convenience of hot water as and when required may be a price worth paying, provided thermostatic control functions correctly.