heaters

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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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    shower location

    Does a new circuit feeding heaters in a changing room of a sports pavillion require rcd protection? as the shower room for it has no door and the fixed water outlet is 1.4M away from the nearest heater. so is the changing room part of the location containing a shower? Thanks for any thoughts on...
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    Panel heater puzzle, need help please it's cold :(

    Hi there reader merry xmas, i got me a puzzle, i have 2 Glen panel heaters in 2 different kids bedrooms upstairs in my house. They are wired to switches ( looking like a light switch rather than a fused spur) and they work when i switch them on ( i do this by using a heating switch in my...
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    Circuit design for new extension

    Hi all I've got a training assignment to do which is to design a circuit for a job I will be doing with my boss. He wants to see what I come up with having viewed the job and spoken to the client. Basically the job is supplying lighting and sockets to a new extension comprising of three...
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    Teleswitch Wiring Eco 7

    Does anyone know off the top of their head how to wire a SangamoSchlumberger teleswitch for Eco 7. A diagram would be even better! Rewiring domestic property where customer originally had storage heaters. The plan was to remove the storage heaters and install C/H. The customer has done a u-turn...
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    Patio Heaters through contactor?

    Hi all, Had a customer who has 2x 1.5kw patio heaters. He is looking for these to be switched separately, in an ideal world this would be from a 2G Master seal switch. Now obviously the loading is an issue. I was thinking of maybe using 2x din rail contactors in an enclosure as the db is...
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    Electric heaters to replace 0ld economy 7 muc.

    Have a homer to replace old Eco 7 heaters , do you guys know any suitable replacements , they want te be instant heat so don't know weather blow heaters will be two much of a dry heat. we used new dimplex ones in a bus station recently which were I think 1.5kw which wansnt bad for the size and...
  8. J

    Infared heating - large church

    Hi, I've been asked to install 12 x 2.4kw infared panel heaters in a church. The cable run for the furthest point of the first row of 2 heaters is 44m, next is 40m, 36m, 32m, 28m, 24m. The plan is to have 3 x interlinked thermostats. I've never installed this type of system before and was...
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    3 phase loading question

    Hello all I am working for a company and we are installing supplies to some industrial 3 phase heaters in a factory in Devon. I am questioning the maths used by my boss to arrive at the SWA size to supply these heaters. Seeing as I am not a wiz with 3 phase stuff (only just started working for...
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    storage heaters.

    i am removing my storage heaters as they dont work and i dont like them i know how to get them off and taking apart. what i would like to know is when i have opened the switch covers and removed the ataching wire what do i need to cover the wire that comes out the wall i am leaving the wire in...
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    Creda automatic storage heaters model 79161

    Hi All, I may have brushed up on this subject previously. If l have l apologies, as this is something I've been monitoring for the past year now. My mother has Creda Storage Heaters Model 79161 and they work, even though they are so old I think that Noah may have given them to her from the...
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    Loading a ring circuit

    I am installing two 2Kw convector heaters in a small flat. The obvious way would be to connect them to the ring, especially since they each have a 13A plug. However 4Kw sounds a lot to me on a ring. Its rather more than an immersion heater! but on the other hand no where near the 7.3Kw for...
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    4 Rointe Heaters for sale

    Hello all, I've got 4 Rointe heaters for sale (used, bought in Jan) 3x 7 element and 1x 3 element. If you're interested please get in touch :)
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    4 Rointe Heaters for sale

    Hello all, I've got 4 used Rointe heaters for sale, 3x 7 element and 1x 3 element. If anyone is interested please get in touch.
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    help needed please :) heating new build

    Hello everybody Sorry if wrong section been a while since i last posted. Basically i would like opinions on heating systems. Its a new build annex with 2 rooms and a bathroom I'm running a supply from the house. I don't have much experience with electric heating systems i was wondering what you...
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    changing out Storage heaters.

    Hi all anyone got any tips on the best way of changing a storage heating point to a normal one? Just looking for some time saving tips really:rolleyes2:
  17. dlt27

    Immersion Heaters advice.

    Can anybody help. I have been to various call outs for faulty immersion heaters. Now I know how to test stat, element etc. and how to sort the problem, but what I could do with somebody explaining is why some heaters have a built in reset button and some don't, why some stats have a built in...
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    Electric Heater switch question - are my heaters on or off??

    Hi all, I've just moved a week a go from the UK to SE Asia into a rented house. We have 3 bathrooms, each with the illuminated switches outside of the room for the electric heaters. These are 2 cylinders, that sit outside the house, attached to the rear wall and fed with water and power. I...
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    'Convection heating system'

    Hi all, a landlord has phoned and asked the following question; "is it OK to have a heating system that consists of wall mounted convection heaters manually plugged into sockets on the Ring Main?" My thought was you wouldn't want it in your house, but electrically it's fine. As long as the...
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    low voltage heaters

    Hi I'm looking for some advice on low voltage heaters I have a 390w heater that runs of 24v dc but the transformer seems really big are these types of heaters as energy efficient as they claim to be? cheers

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