another wet pants strikes again.

buzzlightyear · Dec 12, 2018

called to a job to day where a customer says their emersion heater not working ,gets to the job ,open the cupboard and a nice unvented cylinder .
now this unvented cylinder has not one but two elements feed from a 2.5 cable the old emersion switch ,but wait on why is there two 3kw on..
now 3X2=6kw , the fuse had blown now ,this system wet pants have put in is a pressurised system ,their is no gas but water feed . now a nice new 6mm feed for both elements .and top it all the gas &water needs bonding has well.

[ElectriciansForums.net] another wet pants strikes again.

Toneyz · Dec 12, 2018

Buzz it says no gas then said the gas bond?
What is heating by?

buzzlightyear · Dec 12, 2018

anthonybragg said:
What is heating by

water .

buzzlightyear · Dec 12, 2018

now the customer says that a nice eastern Europe workers did it .
beginning with the letter P.

buzzlightyear · Dec 12, 2018

but the best one is a jubilee clip for a bitter earthing .

Toneyz · Dec 12, 2018

So what did you suggest as a solution to them?

buzzlightyear · Dec 12, 2018

anthonybragg said:
So what did you suggest as a solution to them

a gun .

littlespark · Dec 12, 2018

buzzlightyear said:
called to a job to day where a customer says their emersion heater not working ,gets to the job ,open the cupboard and a nice unvented cylinder .

Immersion, Buzz....immersion

buzzlightyear said:
now the customer says that a nice eastern Europe workers did it .
beginning with the letter P.

Petre? Phillippe? Pablo?

buzzlightyear said:
but the best one is a jubilee clip for a bitter earthing .

Bitter? I prefer a good ale.

buzzlightyear · Dec 12, 2018

littlespark said:
Immersion, Buzz....immersion

emersion
[ɪˈməːʃ(ə)n, iːˈməːʃ(ə)n]
NOUN

the process of emerging from water after being submerged.
"some coral species can survive emersion for up to three hours"

littlespark · Dec 12, 2018

From Dictionary.com

immersion heater

noun

an electrical device, usually thermostatically controlled, for heating the liquid in which it is immersed, esp as a fixture in a domestic hot-water tank

Interestingly.... "Buzz" can mean " a feeling of slight intoxication"
Ah, that explains everything.

solarsavings · Dec 12, 2018

Oh dear, lots of problems with that cylinder install. Still, probably paid peanuts for it.

DPG · Dec 12, 2018

solarsavings said:
Oh dear, lots of problems with that cylinder install. Still, probably paid peanuts for it.

Out of interest what are the faults?

buzzlightyear · Dec 12, 2018

DPG said:
Out of interest what are the faults

blown fuse 6kw on a 2.5 /15amp bs3036 fuse ,and a crap job ,arrange to go to tomorrow, customer has just rang up .a some relative is a spark is going to sort it out ,good luck to him a nice new flooring down has well ,shame it has to come up ,and not by me, they spent over 5 grand for the job on a new bath room including the cylinder , hay oh.

Silly Sausage · Dec 12, 2018

buzzlightyear said:
emersion

Didn't he play with Lake & Palmer?

solarsavings · Dec 12, 2018

DPG,
Discharge pipework(D2), wrong material and arrangement doesn't comply with g3.
Control valve, incorrectly plumbed in and height will make future servicing difficult.
Lack of isolator/cylinder drain cock for future servicing.
No support for the pipework and expansion vessel(can only see one clip).
Pipework should be insulated(to hide the poor soldering) to comply with part L.
The rest is Buzz's problem now