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  1. F

    Immersion heater and Economy 7 switches getting hot

    I have 2 switches that control my hot water, one is an Economy 7 switch the other a standard immersion heater switch. I have recently noticed that both of these switches become really hot to the touch if they are left on for about half an hour. I had noticed them become slighly warm before...
    • fawcettspython
    • Thread
    • checked economy economy 7 fused getting heater immersion switch switches
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. G

    immersion heater supply set up

    current - 16amp mcb 2.5 radial going through a dp switch 20a which feeds another dp switch 20a which then feeds the two thermostats within immersion , i was called because breaker was tripping , immersor pulling 26amps overloading 16amp mcb thus tripping. immersion system is on the normal...
    • glasgospark
    • Thread
    • heater immersion supply
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. Q

    Off peak immersion heating wiring query...

    I've been testing some flats that have immersion heaters, 2 supplies - daytime and off peak. The off peak supply is wired from the meter through a contactor then back into the mcb, with the outgoing supply to the immersion heater coming from the contactor. However, when the mcb is isolated, the...
  4. yellowvanman

    Immersion Heaters

    I've now installed 3 different types of solar immersion controllers: Solar PV heating proportional controller switch Sola Controla beats Immersun PV heating controller PV Water Heating, Solar Hot Water Switch and Controller Supplier in Lincolnshire, UK | immerSUN Solar iBoost - Free Hot Water...
  5. J

    Immersion Stat

    Just doing some minor works on a friends new (old) house. She had an EIC done for insurance purposes. The immersion stat was flagged up as a C1 as it was the old style with no thermal cut out. question is, would you really put that as a C1 on a 20 year old installation? Just wondering.
  6. W

    New Zealand side entry element into immersion tank

    can anybody tell me if theirs a standard size for a domestic immersion tank element ( side entry ) I have only ever fitted elements that go into the top Thanks
    • Welshsparky
    • Thread
    • element entry immersion
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. D

    My cost of heating water today when PV Solar Immersion not available !

    Today, was a bad day for solar generation for us, any power been generated was used internally by the dishwaster etc etc, however some was avail to the solar immersion device, but very little, so my wife had to turn on the Gas Boiler ( 3yr old Valiant Condenser boiler ) at 6pm'sh to ensure she...
  8. SibertSolar

    Greenologic's new Immersion Controller

    Check it out guys, let me know what you think. Although wireless control is on their technology roadmap, for expediency and early-adopter cost minimisation reasons, this design will be hard-wired to an analogue output from the Elios4You monitoring platform (or via local "Redbox" gateway if...
  9. S

    please help with immersion timer

    hi folks, i have a problem with the timer for my immersion heater, it is an old sangamo dial timer with 4 pins, 2 on and 2 off, half the dial is black and half white for day/night. the problem is a few nights ago the dial stopped and the fuse in the main fuse box was tripped. i only realised...
  10. R

    my bottom immersion nay heating the water during the night

    if anyone knows about immersion heaters ? got economy 7, but my bottom immersion nay heating the water during the night, its getting 240v when the off peak supply comes on but does not heat up! I took a resisitance reading getting 35 ohms off the live to neutral,! just to check I tested the top...
    • rabbroon
    • Thread
    • across bottom during element heating immersion neutral night water
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  11. 1

    Dual immersion. Need to be able to swap off peak and peak supply easily

    I have a customer who has a dual immersion water heater. The bottom element is on off peak and the top is boost on normal. The customer has PV and wants to use his PV output to heat the water, but only in the summer. I need to come up with a method for the customer to easily swap the off peak...
  12. D

    Solar Immersion - my experience !

    Order placed tonight - delivery hopefully this week ! I'm going to document the installation and present ongoing results for interested parties as todate no-one seems to have done this WATCH this space...................
  13. EWP

    Solar Immersion Controller

    Hi Guys, Lots of rummors around do these things atcually work. Well here is a little U-Tube video i made ealier of a SOLiC 200 in action in my home today. SOLiC 200 stops Electricity Meter Disk dead. - YouTube I might be the company making the SOLiC 200, but i think a picture (in this case...
  14. T

    Pv auto immersion relay

    Been asked to retrofit a current sensing immersion relay into a pv system. Manufactured by rudge renewables. Although it could be a great bit of kit it does look somewhat homemade. Anyone used them ?
    • Tridentsystems
    • Thread
    • auto immersion relay
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. J

    Immersion timer question

    Hi, Probably a daft question but I'm going to ask anyway. We have moved into a new property which has an immersion heater, we're just not sure how it works exactly. One picture below shows a 'main switch' located in the kitchen which is obviously the immersion main on/off switch and the other...
  16. D

    outlet socket on immersion circuit

    Hey guys, I'm over my sisters new gaff today doing some decorating for her....Worse job ever Anyway replacing the old socket outlets and found one socket is a spur from the immersion circuit ? I know immersions should be on a designated circuit but would like to know was this common practice...
    • Ducksy
    • Thread
    • circuit immersion outlet socket
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. D

    Electric Immersion Tank + Thermostat

    Hi Over the past few days my hot water tank hasnt been heating up the way it should and in the morning we have no hot water. Im in a flat with no gas so i have an electric immersion tank with two heaters (Overnight and boost) i know that the thermostats are normally the problem and after...
    • daz240
    • Thread
    • electric electrical immersion termostat thermostat
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. P

    immersion heater

    voltage across neutral and earth on immersion heater. Have check element for R 18.7 ohms checked contunity all ok check stat all ok remove flex and check voltage all ok when reconnect to immersion heater i get voltage across l-e n-e no voltage across l-n?
  19. C

    Immersion Heater 6kw

    How's about this for a bit of shocking workmanship!!! I was called out to this today and to say I am furious is a understatement. This is a 6kw immersion heater on a Local authority site. Electrical works should only be carried out by qualified / accredited electrical contractors! How many...
  20. sythai

    Immersion - Thermal cut out advice

    Morning Chaps... Customer of mine has had a new cylinder recently installed (6 months ago.) All electric heating/ economy 7. Has 2 immersions : off peak at bottom & boost at top They've never used boost. Eco7 permanently turned on. No hot water the other day so advised to use boost...

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