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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...
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    SOLIC solar immersion controller

    Afternoon all, I've been looking at getting a solar immersion controller for my solar PV 3kWp array, and although the IMMERSUN and iBOOST look like the prime players, I'm keen to know whether any of you have had experience with the SOLIC unit? It appears to do the same job as the rest, looks...
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    Use old immersion wiring to use for Sockets?

    Just discovered the old wiring for the immersion heater. We have very few sockets in old victorian house. The immersion heater wiring was left in a terminal block wrapped up in masking tape! I changed the old wylex fuses on the CU to use MCB, thankfully I switched the 16A fuse off for 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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    3 phase immersion

    here's one for all you time served electricians out there.......we have a client who has a three phase immersion heater installed in to a bulk tank 1000 litres! that has never been wired up, as he only has a single phase supply, he want us to fit an immerSUN to dump the excess power from his 4kw...
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    Immersion Heater timer problem

    Hi there, newbie here so apologies if I'm posting in the wrong forum. We've just moved in to a rental flat which is on an economy 10 meter. Off peak hours are 12-5am 1-4pm and 8-10pm. Obviously to avoid having to get up and switch the immersion off at 5 so I've got hot water for a bath in the...
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    work this one out

    Went to a callout today, every time the pump on a solid fuel system kicks in the dvd player turns off for a second then comes back on,the same applies when the pump turns off. The system was on a plug top plugged into the ring. I checked all connections and were fine. I then ran an extension...
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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...
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    immersion tank earthing

    i have replaced a immersion tank and it is connected to less than a meter of copper pipe then it connects to plastic pipe,there is no other copper piping in the flat and therefore there are no earth clamps anywhere on any pipes now i have refitted the tank i am thinking that i should fit earth...
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    Immersion heater stat

    Going to replace the immersion heater stat that failed, it's a Backer BT18, been fitted about 4 years but only used during summer off-peak (central heating provides hot water in winter). Question: is Backer a good make as I'd like to buy something decent that will work/last, any suggestions?.
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    Double immersion

    Hi guys wonder if anyone come across this one, got called to a cylinder with two 3kw elements in it, both fed from a 32a breaker to two fused spurs with 13a protection. The shop owner says that one of the spurs banged and after this neither element now works. Firstly thought that the supply was...
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    Immersun type device for 6kw immersion?

    For a sports pavilion with an 8kw PV array. Anyone know of an Immersun or equivalent that can be used on a 6kw immersion. So far max I've seen is for 3kw. Thanks!
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    Immersion heaters

    Hello all, I am struggling to find the basic principles of immersion heaters, plus the advantages and disadvantages anywhere on the internet could someone please help thanks. Jack Rathbone
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    Immersion heater timer

    Evening all, Could anybody recommend a good timer control for use on an immersion heater please. I have previously used the Hortsmann range but the client has specified that he would like multiple timer settings (ie. having say 3 different on periods during 24 hours) as well as a boost button...
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    Immersion heaters ??

    I have a job to do tomorrow where a unvented direct hot water cylinder was installed just over a year ago. Job came through as no hot water. Anyway I have been there and both immersions are scaled up and faulty so gonna replace them and fit a limescale inhibitor. At the moment its got both...
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    Changing Immersion heater control - linking terminals

    I need to change an immersion heater timer control and plan to replace my current control unit (which doesn't have a boost button) to a Horstmann Electronic 7. The installation instructions are in the link below...
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    Unvented Immersion Cylinders.

    What's the score with these? On a job at the moment and a plumbers put in a direct unvented immersion. He wants me to connect it up. Read manufacturers instructions and seems to be no issues for me. It provides a wiring diagram. A simple feed to each element. Via a boost and ECO7. Also just...
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    1kw immersion heaters

    does anyone know where I can get 1kw immersions from (at a decent price)
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    Are You Wary Of Changing Immersion heaters?

    A few days ago while working on something different in a house I came across this leaking immersion which the owner had not noticed. The immersion heater had been changed a week earlier but I could see there was a puddle on floor around it. The plumber who did the original job was called out to...

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