Ok, so I've been asked to check a possibly faulty lower immersion element. Sure enough, it's gubbed. Fortunately I had a spare the correct size in the van. Drain down a massive cylinder, but can't get the element shifted. Not insured for hot works, so ask the letting agents to organise a plumber. Next day meet up with wet pants, gallus dude "can't get the immersion out, leave it to me". Applies the heat, opens the drain valve, applies some more heat and starts muscling the box spanner. Eventually it starts to shift a little . "See, nothing to it" ( in a condescending tone). One more turn of the spanner and ....whoosh, out comes gallon after gallon of water!!!! Oh how I larfed! And it was a second floor flat!
Not being a total barsteward, I helped mop up the flat, but neither of the two occupiers below were at home.
To top it off, when the new element was fitted and the tank refilled, it was leaking at the weld of the immersion boss. T'is going to be an expensive job for WP.
Not being a total barsteward, I helped mop up the flat, but neither of the two occupiers below were at home.
To top it off, when the new element was fitted and the tank refilled, it was leaking at the weld of the immersion boss. T'is going to be an expensive job for WP.
18 months later i tried hard to shift it but the ton of crap around it had welded solid and had to replace the combi cylinder
