Hi there, DIY'er here
I have an immersion heater that is not heating up water during the night on the cheap rate.
The booster switch "top element" still works fine, but I can't work out if the bottom element is broken or there is something wrong with the supply of electricity to the element from the switch.
I wanted to find out prior to draining the tank and replacing the element potentially wasting time if it was not a faulty immersion after all.
It has been not working for a week, I have used a multimeter to check the voltage going to the switch's on the wall. The booster is recieving 240v but the normal switch isn't receiving any. I waited until after midnight to check if the cheap rate on the tarrif would kick in and deliver power but still no reading and the light on the switch didn't come on. Could that be a fault with the immersion still? Or a fault with the supply? Should the switch be receiving power even when "switched" off?
Any other thoughts would be great
Cheers,
Rich
I have an immersion heater that is not heating up water during the night on the cheap rate.
The booster switch "top element" still works fine, but I can't work out if the bottom element is broken or there is something wrong with the supply of electricity to the element from the switch.
I wanted to find out prior to draining the tank and replacing the element potentially wasting time if it was not a faulty immersion after all.
It has been not working for a week, I have used a multimeter to check the voltage going to the switch's on the wall. The booster is recieving 240v but the normal switch isn't receiving any. I waited until after midnight to check if the cheap rate on the tarrif would kick in and deliver power but still no reading and the light on the switch didn't come on. Could that be a fault with the immersion still? Or a fault with the supply? Should the switch be receiving power even when "switched" off?
Any other thoughts would be great
Cheers,
Rich