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    immersion heater and a shower pump

    An immersion heater on a plug top - not allowed as should be on a switched connection unit to BS 1363-4. What code would you give it ? and out of interest what is the thinking in not allowing it as a plug and socket would give double pole isolation? Also would a shower pump be allowed on a...
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    Immersion Heater problem

    Good evening all, Sorry if this post has been covered before, i did a quick search first and didn't find anything. I got called out to have a look at an immersion heater, that a plumber has put a new stat and element in on the economy 7 side of things. The client has said that he can hear the...
  3. T

    immersion heater

    can sombody tell me why the blue wire on the immersion heater keeps getting hot and melting its casing
  4. S

    Link pv into immersion heater first before feeding back into the grid

    I've got a customer who wants to maximise their payback by using the electric generated in the summer to top up the immersion heater during the peak daylight hours - how on earth do you do that :confused:
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    Solar Panels and Immersion Heater size

    Hiya, Can any one help with this please:- I have a friend who is thinking of installing solar panels in his outside building. He will be having 20 solar panels and is wondering what size emersion heater he can run from that? He has a consumer unit in the out building proving power to a...
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    immersion heater fault?

    ive got home from work the past few evenings to find my rcd main switch has tripped, checked my sky tv to see what time it tripped, it was approx 9 am. This also happened today (saturday) same time, so i pushed cartridge fuses on DB back in one by one and found the fault to be on the immersion...
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    Immersion Heater - PV electricity

    I have solar panels fitted which generate up to 3.3kw, but most days it's 1 to 2KW. I want to heat my water with that power, and have sourced a 1kw immmersion heater element (it was designed for boats!) with a suitable 2 1/4" BSP thread, but it is only 11" long. If I mount this at the top of...
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    Immersion heater...

    "An immersion heater must not be supplied by a ring final circuit. p362, 433.1.5" Does this mean it should be on its own circuit feed from the board?
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    Cables burnt behind fused spur supplying immersion heater

    I went to a house last week where the live cable on the supply side of a spur (old colours, red) was coloured black as it had been burnt by what looked to be arcing due to loose connection. So i changed the old spur for a new one, as the old spur was all burnt and discoloured. Now the customer...
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    how to replace an immersion heater?

    a customer's immersion heater is gone, i am thinking to get a new one, but i am not good at heating system, checked books, i need to drain the cylinder first, this is a vented system, 2 tanks in the loft, how to drain the cylinder? cannot find gateway to the cylinder, anyone has experience...
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    Immersion Heater fault

    I have an immersion heater controlled by an horstmann economy 7 Quartz timeswitch that will not heat the tank. The whole heater unit was replaced only a few weeks ago, and I replaced the timeswitch like for like in january last year and the thermostat had already been replaced 3 times in the...
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    Immersion heater wiring

    Morning all Customer had a hot water cylinder that was heated with two immersions one peak one off peak. This has now been replaced with a new cylinder but only one heater. Feed is form two separate wall plates. Is it possible to wire it in a way that she can have both peak and off peak or just...
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    rewiring redundant economy 7 immersion heater

    Hi, I have a dual immersion boiler, with one immersion operating on E7. I no longer wish to use E7 after many problems with wrong switching times and so on and feeling I am being conned into paying high day rates in exchange for a small amount of cheaper night electric. I want to make use of...
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    immersion heater gone again

    hi just replaced an immersion heater for the second time in four weeks, the previous one only lasted a year and a half. i know the one four weeks ago could have been a faulty one but any ideas as to why they keep going. never really had much to do with them. thanks in advance for the replies...
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    immersion heater tripping rcd

    Well looking for help again.Got asked to have a look at an immersion heater that trips the rcd as soon as it reaches set temp.This can be set at 50 degrees to 90 but as soon as it gets to the temp off goes the rcd.Have cheaked ir on cables back to board no problems,restance of dual elements 1...
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    Immersion heater faulty

    Hi, I've been asked to go look at an immersion heater which isn't working. I haven't looked at one before and would appreciate a heads up. Obviously there may be a problem with the power supply or the unit may be faulty. Would appreciate any comments by those with experience as to a suitable...
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    immersion Heater

    Hi all, Just need to clear something up in my own mind - went to a job today where there is a hot water tank and immersion heater. The tank will not heat up so am suspecting the element, but just want to make sure it's not the stat. There is 230v across the L-N when with the stat in place, but...
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    Immersion heater found on ring main

    Hi all, I'm in the process of doing a PIR on 35 year old installation and I've just found the immersion heater is on one of the ring mains. It's on a fused switch but what should be noted for the PIR. The heater does get used occasionally and there have been no problems but what should go in...
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    can nyone help with the wiring of an immersion heater?

    Hi My name is ben in case u couldn tell from my screen name. I am a sole trader been one for a year and a half, done college and am now napit registered working with a friend. still got loads to learn could do with all the help i can get, stuck with spomethin now actually. Need to wire an...
  20. flukey

    immersion heater problem

    hi all need a bit of advice on an immersion heater fault. attended site yesterday to an immersion heater circuit that blew the fuse 15A (3036) as soon as it was inserted. tested insulation res on cable (1.5t/e) and very low reading so this morning run a new 2.5t/e in up to double pole switch...

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