immersion

  1. C

    Immersion tank replace or fix

    My elderly mum has an immersion tank that has been cold for 6 months. She has oil fired central heating with a thermostat/timer for heating only. There was hot water before but not sure how it was heated. I have had an electrican look at the thermostat and plumber also checked but cannot fix the...
    • Chrissie 70
    • Thread
    • fix heated heating immersion probably replace tank thermostat water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  2. S

    how long to heat cylinder

    This has been nagging me for awhile but since I've joined this forum I thought I'd ask here. Im renting a house at moment away from home for this last year and any time I have a bath, it takes an hour and half to heat the ho****er cylinder. Its not a large cylinder by any means but anytime I...
  3. S

    Help!! - Advice on hot water cylinder not functioning.

    Hello I would be very grateful on some advice on the following issue. We had a vented direct hot water cylinder fitted (with requisite cold feed tank etc) to feed our new Mira pumped digital shower (already have a combi fed, but need to run two showers at once, not enough mains pressure for...
    • stevo23777
    • Thread
    • advice cylinder degrees help hot hot water hot water cylinder immersion shower water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  4. M

    Immersion heaters are a pain in the rear.

    I've got a problem with immersion heaters just keep randomly tripping even though they work perfectly 99% of the time and even on brand new immersions that I have left to heat up and checked the temperature. They keep going on the thermal cutouts which are built in, I swear they are just not...
  5. M

    What would cause an immersion wire to burn out?

    I fitted a new cylinder and wired up an immersion before Christmas went back out this morning as her hot water had stopped working. I thought it had just tripped out on the stat as they usually do but the wire from the thermostat to the element had burnt out completely. Could it be a power...
  6. O

    Base of hot cylinder cold - no central heating

    Hi All, I've recently purchased a flat built in the 1930's and am having some trouble with the central heating. Firstly it's an indirect boiler (two cisterns on the loft with expansion pipes) but only run by an electrical immersion heater. I've replaced the old 27" immersion heater (it's...
    • ozhall
    • Thread
    • base central central heating cold cylinder heating hot immersion no central heating still
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  7. B

    Low hot water pressure upstairs only - immersion only

    Hi , im new to the forum so please bear with. I have recently purchased my first house and have very low hot water pressure upstairs. My system is a electric hot water cylinder with single immersion located in one of the bedrooms. There is no gas in the village and no storage for oil...
    • Bowpeep83
    • Thread
    • hot hot water hot water pressure immersion pressure upstairs water water pressure
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  8. Lofty24

    Immersion heater

    I have a client who has a very tall cylinder and only an immersion heater to heat it, obviously he only gets the top of the cylinder warm as the thermostat shuts the heat off once that part is hot. can I retro fit a external stat to bypass the immersion stat 1/3 from the bottom of the cylinder...
  9. J

    Immersion heater issues

    Hi i recently replaced a very old cylinder for a customer, he had a very old direct cylinder, which had split and was leaking, I couldn't get a direct cylinder straight away so after speaking to the merchants he recommended I install an indirect cylinder and cap off the unused coil, which I...
    • Johno82
    • Thread
    • cylinder cylinders heater immersion immersion heater issue issues never
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  10. H

    Elson coral e leaking brown water

    Hi my boyfriend has a Elson coral e, he noticed yesterday it is leaking brown water from.the bottom and it is not working at all. Any suggestions as to what the problem maybe? Thanks in advance x
  11. jaydebruyne

    Twin Impeller Pumps & IP Rating

    The box which houses the electric connections on the pump itself, are they IP rated to resist water splashes?
  12. R

    Stuck immersion

    Hi Friends How do you deal with an immersion that won't budge? Got one, tried heating it up, brute force, hitting the tool with a hammer, stuck. Need to release it & change. Thx
  13. R

    Electric Immersion hot water cylinder.

    Hi My friend has just moved into a 1960's flat which has electric wall heating and no gas. The hot water cylinder has stumped me. It has a cold feed but also has the hot and cold water coming from it . Well cold anyway,that is the problem there is no water coming out the hot water tap. All...
    • Robroyx11
    • Thread
    • cylinder electric hot hot water hot water cylinder immersion water
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  14. M

    Immersion heaters 3 blown in two days!

    Hi I installed an RM 180 lt direct unvented 2 months ago. It serves a deli and kitchen area so the elements are on 24/7. Saturday both elements faied and took the rcd. Both were blown as you would expect after say a year or so. Spoke to RM and they advised fitting titanium elements due to heavy...
  15. cr0ft

    Non standard size immersion heaters

    Hi all, Just been to see an air source heat pump buffer tank which needs a replacement immersions. Can't really tell without taking the immersion out but it's either a 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" immersion heater. Where on earth do you get these from? Also, is it a legal requirement to fit...
  16. O

    Immersion

    Hi I have an Immersion and stat that has gone and needs replacing, Its in the top and the immersion and the cylinder are old. I have tried to undo it with my box spanner but it will not budge. Have any of you got any tips or ideas on how to budge it without damaging the cylinder. Thanks.
  17. S

    Immersion sizing help

    Hi guys, wondering if anyone could help on what size immersion to fit inside tank pictured below. If picture doesn't load, it's a 950x450mm tank, side entry. Element. Thanks to anyone who can help!
  18. M

    Immersion heater question

    On my hot water cylinder there is a control unit, that has one dial and three *what look like* fuse sockets, and has a metal ribbon attaching it to the underside of the tank. The water has always been heated by the boiler, but I was wondering how/if I could control the immersion without the...
  19. M

    Air in hot water heating loop?

    The system is oil fired, Central heating works fine, it's an open system with a header tank. Not used the hot water all summer maybe longer with economy 7 and immersion. When turning hot water on, the motorised valve works fine and water does circulate to the hot water tank but is very...
  20. A

    Scalding Water From Immersion

    Hi, My hot water from the immersion heater is scalding hot, the water that is heated from the oil fired boiler is fine. The thermostat for the immersion has been replaced. I have tried running the hot water until cold them turning the thermostat to its lowest setting and turning it up...

Newest Plumbing Threads

Back
Top