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Electric heating is a process in which electrical energy is converted to heat energy. Common applications include space heating, cooking, water heating and industrial processes. An electric heater is an electrical device that converts an electric current into heat. The heating element inside every electric heater is an electrical resistor, and works on the principle of Joule heating: an electric current passing through a resistor will convert that electrical energy into heat energy. Most modern electric heating devices use nichrome wire as the active element; the heating element, depicted on the right, uses nichrome wire supported by ceramic insulators.
Alternatively, a heat pump uses an electric motor to drive a refrigeration cycle, that draws heat energy from a source such as the ground or outside air and directs that heat into the space to be warmed. Some systems can be reversed so that the interior space is cooled and the warm air is discharged outside or into the ground.

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    Converting from system to combi

    Hello everyone, i have recently converted my central heating from a Y-plan system boiler to a vailant ecotec plus 831. Everything seems to be woking fine untill i noticed that two radiators dont seen to be heating up (en-suite and main bathroom) i can recall that these rads were the only two in...
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    Air to water heat pump advice

    Hi Due to popular demand , starting to look into air to water heat source pumps. Can anyone recommend a model / manufacturer who may also train please ? Thanks Lenny
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  3. L

    Query

    My cold water tank is cracked and will cost a fortune to take the roof down to replace. Is it possible to feed shower, toilet, cold water taps and hot water heater direct from mains?? Flat sale goes through on Monday, please help!!
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  4. A

    tap stat

    Hi guys, I have CH but no HW, a friend of mine who is a plumber, but very busy, when I discribed what the HW cylinder looked like, said it was the tap stat. have you any advice on changing, draining down and re-filling the system. The boiler is a Potterton Neatheat mark 11 F 10-16...
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    another quick Q

    Is it possible when installing a new combi to replace a BBU to cap off the F&R at combi boiler so customer has hot water if the job takes longer than estimated? or would this cause damage to boiler?....never done it before, cap off that is, just wondering if it wer possible to do...
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  6. S

    fitted new water cylinder.advice needed

    Hi everyone. Could anyone please give me some advice.I have just installed a combination cylinder in the loft,everything working ok,apart from a very slight leak,only very small no more than dampness coming from the flow fitting for the central heating fitting.i have tightend as much as i dare...
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  7. R

    shuting of hot supply with no valve? help please

    Hi, this is the second post of same topic as my last vanished. anyway Im about to fit a bathroom with a mate of mine who has done a few befour, i have done any (im a roofer) but were ok with most of it, as the basin had 15mm isolation valves on it, so that no problem but the bath doesnt have any...
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  8. S

    installation of woodburner to run rads and hot water

    I have been asked to install a wood burner to run radiators and the hot water, The main problem i have is that it all needs to be installed on the same level (ground level) I can possibly get the flow and returns to rise up and across at ceiling height into the next room where the cylinder is...
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    advice on changing a thermostat please

    Hi Do i have to drain the water from the cylinder when i replace the immersion heater thermostat? Water is flowing out now and again from my friends house top overflow pipe and he has asked for my help, i have only just passed my level 2 so i am still inexperienced to be honest, but i will...
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  10. C

    Is it a direct or indirect hot water cylinder?

    hi, my first post , and I need some advice on trying the idetify what type of hot water cylinder I need to replaced a very old one that has been removed by special asbestos company. 1. I cant find a separate feed/ expansion tank , 2. the gas boiler only heats water and no rads 3. pipe...
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  11. F

    No hot water.

    Hi guys I was wondering If someone could give me some advice on this situation which got me alittle bit stuck. the problem is that my customer is not getting hot water when turning on the tap, not even when the programmer is on heating & hot water. only when programmer is on heating is...
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    Stuck fast Immersion heater

    Hi Guys Attended a customers house to replace old (16 years)for new immersion heater. I could not get the b****r out for love nor money, tried the usual heat, hairdryer, light blow torching to no avail. Didnt want to tug to hard for fear of tearing the casing. In the end I sprayed all the top...
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  13. S

    Immersion heater tripping!

    I have fitted a new tank and immersion heater in the loft - all seemed ok and was put in to replace old ones which kept tripping out. BUT this has now tripped and I have to get back into loft to reset it! It is such a simple system so I can't understand what is going wrong. Is it tripping...
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  14. M

    Hot Water problem

    When the hot water is switched on (emersion system) the central heating comes on at the same time. I have turned the hall thermostat down to zero, thinking this would help, but it doesn't. Any suggestions?
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  15. C

    Immersion heater problem

    Hi, I have a problem at work with our immersion heater, it has been far too hot for years apparently. I thought, easy just change the stat, I have tried two new ones now but the water is still at scalding temp, adjusting the temp makes no difference. Could a faulty element cause this problem? I...
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  16. G

    Tank insulation

    Hi Last year we had our hot water system, which was electric immersion heater only, altered to provide additional heat from solar panels. Results appear to be satisfactory. BUT in making the change the installers had to replace the hot water 1.5mtr cylinder (which had spray foam insulation)...
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    Faulty immersion Heater

    Hi everyone my girlfriends mums immersion heater has stopped working. She has a back boiler and a primatic(combination) 7ortic is the make cylinder upstairs. i checked the live feed to and from the double pole switch with a volt pen and that is all working so i know its not a fuse. I have...
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    Pulsacoil 2000 Timer Not Working Correctly

    Hi, I have a 2 bedroom flat which is electric only. I have a Pulsacoil 2000 boiler which is for hot water only. I stopped getting hot water in my flat and realised this is due to the smaller tank on top was bone dry! After filling this up - i checked turned on the boost option, and it...
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  19. J

    advice on setting out for myself

    Hi, I work in I.T and I am fed up of working for absolute Richard Craniums who treat people like dirt and basically working for big business. So in brief, I am prepared to work very, very hard, learn a hell of a lot and build up a small business I can be proud of. I am about to start to...
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  20. S

    hot water cools down

    Recently(about 3 weeks) the hot water for the shower finishes after only 1 shower which never was the case before.There are 4 of us in the family and our routine has not changed.Obviously,then we have to wait before water heats up again. We have a potterton suprima 80l boiler with tank in...
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