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    Economy 7 immersion heater timer

    Hi, My house is currently on economy 7 as we are fully electric. Our immersion heater has 2 switched one for day rate and one for night rate. Our electricity bill has been sky high and we have narrowed it down to the immersion heater being heated for the full time when E7 switches on for the...
  2. S

    Immersion Heater Wire Changing Colour

    Hi, I need some advice please. Last year I bought some grey H05BN4-F cable for my immersion heater. It is 24"/61cm from my wall switch to the timer and 29"/74cm to a toolless Junction Box rated 24A. This connects to the immersion heater wire, I can't change this wire. The heater and wire look...
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    Immersion Heater FCU

    Was called to a job by a reasonably local plumber this morning who was re instating a new 3kW immersion heater in a house. Since the immersion was ripped out 10 years ago the house has been rewired and no circuit remains for the immersion as there was not one in at the time of the rewire. Never...
  4. pirate

    Recommendations please for a good quality immersion heater timer

    Hello all. As the title says, I am looking for a good quality, robust switch/timer to control a 3kw immersion heater. At present it is simply plugged into a socket in the loft, but needs to be controlled from the kitchen below with a decent timer, preferably one that will fit onto a single...
    • pirate
    • Thread
    • heater immersion immersion heater please quality recommendations timer
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. wsoppitt

    Immersion heater element replacement.

    Evening guys and girls, just a quick question. When asked to look at a faulty immersion heater , do you suggest a plumber ( likely to be faulty element) or do you take a look, test then advise that they need a plumber when it is a faulty element and charge a call out for testing or do you take...
  6. X

    Electrician Jobs immersion heater not working in Barking

    My boiler isn't heating up water overnight like it should. I have horstmann economy 7 quartz. The timer light doesn't turn on. Boost is working but it takes a long time to heat up the water. Is it my thermostat that needs replacing?
    • xho464
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    • heater horstmann immersion immersion heater not working working
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Electricians Jobs
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    Immersion heater tripping mcb when timer switches off

    Hi. I’m new to this but was woundering if anyone has had this problem. My immersion heater keep tripping the mcb when the timer switches it off. The mcb won’t reset unless the timer is set to on which works fine but as soon as the timer is up it trips the mcb again. The timer I have is a...
    • Paddy-08
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    • heater immersion immersion heater mcb off switches timer tripping when
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. HappyHippyDad

    Max demand for a 2 x 3kw immersion heater?

    Evening all.. I was at a job today and the plumber asked me to fit a supply for a 2 x 3kw immersion heater. I have asked him to send the model number so I can check the MI but have not heard from him. I will be returning tomorrow to carry out the job. I expect it is something like...
  9. J

    3kW Immersion Heater

    This is completely separate to my other thread. I have an 11" 3kW titanium immersion heater that I use to heat a small tank of water. I've been using it for a long time. With the tank that I have I can heat up 10L of water to 70C. It works, but recently, I've heard popping noises and I've taken...
    • jimjim2991
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    • heater immersion immersion heater
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. B

    Modern replacement for a standard tank and immersion heater

    I have a client who is using a hot water tank and standard 14in immersion heater element on a 13A fused spur for their hot water needs. It's running 24/7 relying on the immersion stat. There is no gas to the property (and no potential of getting it). Its a very large 5 bed farmhouse. What's the...
  11. N

    Power cable for 2.8kW immersion heater

    Hello good people, I will be wiring a 2.8kW immersion heater in a 50L stainless steel pot (homebrewer here). The whole thing will be controlled by a small computer + a solid state relay. I've got a 12g (2mm) 50cm cable running to the heating element from the SSR. Now I would like to get a power...
    • ndl
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    • cable heater immersion immersion heater mains online power
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. J

    Iboost and immersion heater thermostat

    Hi All, more by way of a query really, we had an Iboost (immersion heater proportional controller for diverting excess solar power) installed when our panels were put in last october and the thermostat recently failed on the immersion heater - in such as way as the Iboost keeps providing...
    • jestur
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    • heater iboost immersion immersion heater solar termostat thermostat warranty
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  13. J

    Immersion Heater Problem

    Hi, I've made a water recirculation system. To heat the water, I am using: 1kW 11" Immersion Heater + 7" 88 Degree High Temp Stat I'm using 10L of water total, and would like to achieve a stable temperature of 70 Degrees. I was told this would easily be possible (and higher) using what I've...
    • jimjim2991
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    • heater immersion immersion heater problem
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. S

    Immersion Heater Thermostat scorching

    When I removed the cover from the immersion heater in order to adjust the thermostat I found the thermostat had very deep scorch marks and I could see sparks when I switched the power back on. However, both the thermostat and immersion heater still seemed to be functioning properly. I swapped...
    • StephenB
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    • cable element heater immersion immersion heater plastic stats termostat thermostat
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. T

    Immersion Heater in 1.5mm flex

    Hi guys rewiring an immersion heater from a double pole 20amp switch, circuit is wired in 2.5mm t+e up to DP switch. What are peoples thoughts on using 1.5mm flex the regs state that this is capable of carrying u to 16 amps ,would prefer to use 2.5mm flex but can not find a 20amp dp switch with...
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    HELP with immersion heater problem.

    Just moved into flat and hot tank is hot all the time, I don't have any control over the immersion heaters. The "restricted" E7 unit seems to be working OK but the "un restricted" unit just never switches off? We have two switches in kitchen and I have had them switched off now for 48hrs but...
    • turnstone
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    • heater help immersion immersion heater problem
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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    Adjusting French/Eurpean immersion heater thermostats - type THERM CE BIPOL 370MM

    Hi putting a little information back into the forum here, hope it helps someone. We have a cottage we rent out that has a 200 litre vertical pressurised tank with a 2.4Kw 3 phase ceramic wire wound element (this is in France btw). 20 years old and still amazing on the heating and heat...
    • LesF
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    • heater immersion immersion heater temperature termostat thermostat thermostats type water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. J

    Isolator position for immersion heater?

    Hi everyone, just after some advice. I've wired a new s plan system which has gone fine. plumber has installed a pressurised tank in loft and I have wired the immersion to the customers off peak supply. The isolator for the immersion is in the Airing cupboard along with wiring centre and...
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    12KW three phase immersion heater

    Hi all, good afternoon. New on here, so here goes! Quick question and some advice really! I have a 12KW three phase immersion heater installed into a hot water cylinder (for commercial premises). The immersion heater enables and disables via an on site building management system so therefore...
  20. J

    "disconnected" old immersion heater point gives a reading on fluke tester

    A relative has asked me to install an electric shower. He suggested i use an old electrical point that used to be used for an immersion heater, but has now been plated off with a blank plate and the live and neutral wire inside have been taped off with red insulation tape. I used my fluke clamp...
    • jonboy2015
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    • disconnected fluke heater immersion immersion heater old point reading shower tester wiring
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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