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    Heating element earth trip

    Hi, Can a heating elements resistance to earth depend on its temperature? As I have one here that trips the RCD but when checking the resistance cold there is around 1.5M ohm-7M ohm to earth which shouldn't trip a 30mA RCD. Putting pressure on the element doesn't change it and there aren't...
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    Immersion Heater Element problems

    Hi All, Got a problem with a big job we've been doing. Firstly, I'm a spark and not a plumber, but the guy we are working for asked me to get a plumber to fit an immersion heater for hot water to wash his horses off. So my mate who's a plumber installed a 205 litre indirect cylinder, with a...
  3. K

    Indesit cooker (oven) not heating up quickly enough

    Hello there, Firstly apologies if I should have posted this in the DIY electrical section so if it needs moved fair doos. Indesit cooker KP9507EB problem is its taking about 40 mins to reach 200C....grill works fine and so does the thermostat light on control panel..oven is...
  4. dnjr

    Economy 7 water heating

    Dear all This may be a stupid question so have flame proof trousers on I'm doing a refurb at the moment No gas at the property so hot water is electric Plumber is putting in a new dual immersion tank and the property has economy 7 I was going to run two supplies to the tank . One to the...
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    Dual immersion heater element

    Hi, i have a dual immersion heater element which is being supplied via 2 separate fcu. These are to be replaced with a horstmann E7 controls. The immersion heaters have 2 separate stats, one element is 2kw & the other is 3kw. My question is which one would be for overnight heating & which one...
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    3kw Immersion blowing sfcu 13a fuse about once a month...any ideas?

    On dedicated 16amp mcb Wired in 2.5t&e to sfcu (13a fuse) then 2.5mm heat resistant flex. Fuse has popped twice in last 8 weeks etc. Element R 18ohms. all seems ok? Should I just swap sfcu for 20amp double pole switch? haven't clamped to measure the draw yet as didn't have it with me. Cheers
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    Hortsmann E7 Quartz 1 hour Boost Not Working

    Hi.. Can someone help me out with this Hortsmann E7 heater's 1 hour boost. The light comes on when I switch on the 1 hour boost but the heater just does not kick in.. its not heating the water at all.. the main timer and the off peak heating is working fine .. its just the 1 hour boost that is...
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    Exposed element bathroom heater

    Hi, done a periodic on an oldish installation and there was one of those old pull cord operated bathroom heaters above the door with exposed heating element - what is the advice on this?? many thanks in advance......
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    New element could revolutionsie Solar PV in the UK

    The CSIRO has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element is Governmentium (Gv). It has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces...
  10. sibbits

    240v heating element connected through 2 phases?

    i was asked to check why a tank heater was not working properly today an came across something im pretty sure is wrong. but was wondering if any of you had any thoughts on the element 240v rated was connected to two phases (one at each teminal ,no neutral) via seperate breakers, i dont know...
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    Can towel radiator be upgraded just by switching element?

    A client has a Dimplex TRS120 oil-filled 120W electrical towel rail. The element has packed up and before it's replaced I wanted to check whether the 120W element could simply be replaced with a higher wattage one, e.g. 175W (TR8404), as listed in the Dimplex spares brochure, a couple of lines...
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    Immersion Tripping RCD

    Hey folks just looking for some info here.. Im after changing my element for my immersion as it kept triping the RCD.. I installed a backer bt7 7" Rod, I wired it the following, (1)Live to The Element (2)from the other side if the element I connected it to the L on the immersion (3)Neutral to...
  13. S

    Faulty storage heaters

    Hi folks Was called to three storage heaters which have stopped working (all storage heaters in property). Two of the connection units into which the heaters are wired have neons, and the customer says these light up when the storage supply is on over night (so problem is not with supply or...
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    megaflow elements not heating up, despite element and stat testing fine

    Hiya, got an old heatrae sadia megaflo which looks over 10 years old. Just got this flat as its been empty for a while. Turned it on but no joy no hot water, there are 2 elements, one normal and 1 boost, tested the supply to both of the two radials supplying the elements and have 240v, have got...
  15. matt1386

    New heating element tripping RCD

    Morning guys, thought id post this question in this section as I might get better advice and in simpler terms haha ! Ive recently fitted a new heating element with thermostats to my tumble dryer and now it trips the RCD as soon as I plug it into the socket It was all pre wired with a plug...
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    Replacement twin grill element not working - other possible causes?

    The grill element blew the other day and I ordered and received a new one, fitted it and it's still not working. Could it have blown something else withing the cooker? All 4 wires are connected but there's no heat. The grill fan is working. I am stumped. The cooker is listed as a Hotpoint UY46...
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    Britannia S1-E10T Main Oven Tripping RCD

    A customer has a Britannia range cooker which trips the RCD everytime the main oven is switched on. At first the problem was intermittent and progressively worsened until now it happens every time the oven is switched on. The RCD trips even with the oven temperature setting on minimum before the...
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    Immersion tripping RCD

    HIi guys, Had a call out to a property today and looking for a bit of advice. As stated the RCD trips whenever the immersion heater kicks in. I have disconnected the incoming cables and Insulation Resistance tested them and they come out >200MOhms which is all good. The element is a Theeta...
  19. O

    Electric towel rail element?

    Hi, have been asked to install an electric towel rail, when I looked at it it appears to be a "plumbed" towel rail, just two opening each side for central heating pipes. I have looked on line and seen you can buy the heating elements to screw in, is it just a matter of filling with water and...
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    2kw circular cooker element

    Any ideas where I could purchase a whirlpool AKZ456/IX oven element? I've found a few online suppliers, but I'd like to fix the thing in good time for our Sunday roast. Plus I enjoy actually going somewhere, to meet someone, to purchase something, not "banging it into Google 'n' see Wat...

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