Hi all,
Recently, my electric (economy 7) water boiler stopped heating up the water.
The cylinder contains 1 x primary immersion heater (at the bottom) and 1 x secondary immersion heater (at the top). Using a multimeter I ascertained that the power to the primary IH was not present. As a quick fix, I swapped around the cables to the primary and secondary immersion heaters (from the isolation switches) which means the bottom immersion is functioning and the water is now warm (but not hot).
I have checked all fuses etc. and cannot understand why there is no power running to one of isolation switches.
Could I run both of the immersion heaters from the one functional isolation switch, or would the load be too great?
If this isn't possible, does anyone have any suggestions how I can rectify the fault?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
Recently, my electric (economy 7) water boiler stopped heating up the water.
The cylinder contains 1 x primary immersion heater (at the bottom) and 1 x secondary immersion heater (at the top). Using a multimeter I ascertained that the power to the primary IH was not present. As a quick fix, I swapped around the cables to the primary and secondary immersion heaters (from the isolation switches) which means the bottom immersion is functioning and the water is now warm (but not hot).
I have checked all fuses etc. and cannot understand why there is no power running to one of isolation switches.
Could I run both of the immersion heaters from the one functional isolation switch, or would the load be too great?
If this isn't possible, does anyone have any suggestions how I can rectify the fault?
Thanks in advance,
Matt