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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.

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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! :frowning:
 

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