another wet pants strikes again.

[buzzlightyear]

called to a job to day where a customer says their emersion heater not working ,gets to the job ,open the cupboard and a nice unvented cylinder .
now this unvented cylinder has not one but two elements feed from a 2.5 cable the old emersion switch ,but wait on why is there two 3kw on..
now 3X2=6kw , the fuse had blown now ,this system wet pants have put in is a pressurised system ,their is no gas but water feed . now a nice new 6mm feed for both elements .and top it all the gas &water needs bonding has well.

 

[Toneyz]

Buzz it says no gas then said the gas bond?
What is heating by?

 

[buzzlightyear]

What is heating by

water .

 

[buzzlightyear]

now the customer says that a nice eastern Europe workers did it .
beginning with the letter P.

 

[buzzlightyear]

but the best one is a jubilee clip for a bitter earthing .

 

[Toneyz]

So what did you suggest as a solution to them?

 

[buzzlightyear]

So what did you suggest as a solution to them

a gun .

 

[littlespark]

called to a job to day where a customer says their emersion heater not working ,gets to the job ,open the cupboard and a nice unvented cylinder .

Immersion, Buzz....immersion

now the customer says that a nice eastern Europe workers did it .
beginning with the letter P.

Petre? Phillippe? Pablo?

but the best one is a jubilee clip for a bitter earthing .

Bitter? I prefer a good ale.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Immersion, Buzz....immersion

emersion
[ɪˈməːʃ(ə)n, iːˈməːʃ(ə)n]
NOUN

1. the process of emerging from water after being submerged.
   "some coral species can survive emersion for up to three hours"

 

[littlespark]

From Dictionary.com

immersion heater

noun

1. an electrical device, usually thermostatically controlled, for heating the liquid in which it is immersed, esp as a fixture in a domestic hot-water tank

Interestingly.... "Buzz" can mean " a feeling of slight intoxication"
Ah, that explains everything.

 

[solarsavings]

Oh dear, lots of problems with that cylinder install. Still, probably paid peanuts for it.

 

[DPG]

Oh dear, lots of problems with that cylinder install. Still, probably paid peanuts for it.

Out of interest what are the faults?

 

[buzzlightyear]

Out of interest what are the faults

blown fuse 6kw on a 2.5 /15amp bs3036 fuse ,and a crap job ,arrange to go to tomorrow, customer has just rang up .a some relative is a spark is going to sort it out ,good luck to him a nice new flooring down has well ,shame it has to come up ,and not by me, they spent over 5 grand for the job on a new bath room including the cylinder , hay oh.

 

[Silly Sausage]

emersion

Didn't he play with Lake & Palmer?

 

[solarsavings]

DPG,
Discharge pipework(D2), wrong material and arrangement doesn't comply with g3.
Control valve, incorrectly plumbed in and height will make future servicing difficult.
Lack of isolator/cylinder drain cock for future servicing.
No support for the pipework and expansion vessel(can only see one clip).
Pipework should be insulated(to hide the poor soldering) to comply with part L.
The rest is Buzz's problem now

 

[DPG]

Cheers solarsavings.

 

[buzzlightyear]

drat

 

[buzzlightyear]

the best part they said they we having trouble putting in a cylinder .
I'm glad they don't work for NASA.

 

[westward10]

Wish I had a pound for every wrong spelling of immersion I have seen.

 

[Moley]

Wish I had a pound for every wrong spelling of immersion I have seen.

I just wish I had a pound for every wrong spelling by Buzz

 

[littlespark]

I just wish I had a pound for every wrong spelling by Buzz

This time next year, Rodney.... We'll be millionaires!

 

[Leesparkykent]

There should be a minimum of 300mm between the tundish and bend/elbow, The combination valve looks like it’s connected wrong and condensate pipe has been used for the discharge pipe. I would get the plumber back....looks like a DIY install.

 

[westward10]

There was me thinking it was the emmmerzian heater.

 

[Timbo]

There should be a minimum of 300mm between the tundish and bend/elbow, The combination valve looks like it’s connected wrong and condensate pipe has been used for the discharge pipe. I would get the plumber back....looks like a DIY install.

Report it to Building Control. Notifiable works.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I just wish I had a pound for every wrong spelling by Buzz

thanks

LOL.

 

[Moley]

5

thanks

LOL.

You're not allowed to sing that any more. It's now ethnic minority sheep

 

[buzzlightyear]

Report it to Building Control. Notifiable works.

It not down to me, read post #13.

 

[buzzlightyear]

You're not allowed to sing that any more. It's now ethnic minority sheep

so black is not black then ,what is it orange .

 

[Aindowsimon]

By the look of those walls he was soldering with one of these

 

[pirate]

Tundish incorrectly located, I think...

 

[telectrix]

what's a tindish? is it a pirate ship's satellite dish?

 

[Pete999]

now the customer says that a nice eastern Europe workers did it .
beginning with the letter P.

It weren't me
Pete999

 

[pirate]

Something that's quite like a tun, so it's "tundish"...

It's the black thingy in the pic, and I think it should be lower down, but I'm not too familiar with g3.

 

[Toneyz]

It weren't me
Pete999

P** & Pete Electrics

 

[Phillip]

Seen this before, heater element below ( thermostat build in) but with another thermostat sensor only above. It's a winter, summer thing with a switch somewhere to switch between the two. But obviously this needs to be checked first.

 

[Phillip]

My opinion is based on the photo I forgot to add. So there could be two heating elements.

 

[Bellendian]

So many faults it's not amusing! The balanced cold outlet has been Tee'd into the incoming main and the expansion vessel, which could lead to mains over pressurising the cylinder as the prv is effectively by passed, expansion vessel potentially rendered useless as mains pressure can act on it directly rather than at the reduced pressure supplied by prv. A complete ******** in every respect! Seen a few nicely plumbed jobs with poor electrics, but there is nothing good about this install! Should be reported to building control really.

 

[Toneyz]

Remember that bloke who was a so-called electrician/plumber with the youtube video of the outside socket which he recessed into the render!!!!!!!!! this is not his handy work, is it?

 

[freddo]

this is not his handy work, is it?

No this is the work of that bloke who did the garden light install.

 

[Toneyz]

No this is the work of that bloke who did the garden light install.

You'll have to remind me on that one. If no E7 type supply then either a new circuit to feed the other immersion heater or a 2g DP with bath/sink.

 

[Timbo]

I believe this is installed correctly.

 

[Timbo]

And it is wired correctly, too. I do have G3 certification.
Unlike one I got called out to on Christmas day, high limit cutout not wired, cable entry cover plate removed ( could get finger in beside flex ), and stat wired to off signal so no hope of it heating up!

 

[Corbs]

I believe this is installed correctly.View attachment 47018

Are you sure it to regs

Expansion vessel is isolated from cylinder

 

[Timbo]

Isolator removed prior to insulating pipework.
Nice spot though.