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Morning guys,
I'm hoping that one of you may be able to shed a bit of light on this for me please. I have searched the forum and although there are one or two similar complaints, I haven't found an answer that fixes the issue.
I have a Dimplex XLS18N Series B that just doesn't charge. It was fitted new about 5 years ago and has been working fine up until recently. The rest of the storage heaters throughout the property are charging fine. The consumer unit is fine and doesn't trip. The switched fuse that feeds the heater is fine and works as it should. I have gone through the circuit as best I can, I'm no electrician, which will soon become apparent through my bodging technique that follows
I started to test the continuity through the heater and soon noticed that the thermal cut out is goosed (Pic below ) I have no experience with these and I could be wrong here but I would have assumed that the contact would have blown (or tripped) the right had side (in the pic) but its the left hand side where contact is not being made.
Either way its gone.
This is where my bodging began, I tried bridging the circuit with a standard 15amp car fuse (I know, I know) but I just wanted to see if it would charge or at least blow so I knew I was on the right track.
I checked continuity and everything looked good, elements read 23.7 Ohms through each (3 elements, 75 watt heater, close enough to me). From the live feed through the bodged fuse and then through the thermostat control I'm getting 0.8 ohms.
I have taken the thermostat control off and warmed it up in the oven a little then tested it to see if it was cutting on and off as it should as it was cooling down, its fine and works as should. Everything through the heater looks fine (one pic below showing the element reading but all read the same)
Everything looks fine from the consumer unit, all the other heaters charge, the switched fuse looks as it should (fuse checked) elements look fine, thermostat works fine, it just doesn't charge.
Would my bodge with the auto fuse stop it from charging even though I'm getting continuity through it ? I have left it for an evening and it hasn't blown either fuse and hasn't tripped at the consumer unit nor has it charged when all the others have.
Admittedly I haven't tested if its getting power to the heater as it only kicks in late evening.
Am I missing something before I put a late night in ?
Any help or advise would be massively appreciated.
Owen.
I'm hoping that one of you may be able to shed a bit of light on this for me please. I have searched the forum and although there are one or two similar complaints, I haven't found an answer that fixes the issue.
I have a Dimplex XLS18N Series B that just doesn't charge. It was fitted new about 5 years ago and has been working fine up until recently. The rest of the storage heaters throughout the property are charging fine. The consumer unit is fine and doesn't trip. The switched fuse that feeds the heater is fine and works as it should. I have gone through the circuit as best I can, I'm no electrician, which will soon become apparent through my bodging technique that follows
I started to test the continuity through the heater and soon noticed that the thermal cut out is goosed (Pic below ) I have no experience with these and I could be wrong here but I would have assumed that the contact would have blown (or tripped) the right had side (in the pic) but its the left hand side where contact is not being made.
Either way its gone.
This is where my bodging began, I tried bridging the circuit with a standard 15amp car fuse (I know, I know) but I just wanted to see if it would charge or at least blow so I knew I was on the right track.
I checked continuity and everything looked good, elements read 23.7 Ohms through each (3 elements, 75 watt heater, close enough to me). From the live feed through the bodged fuse and then through the thermostat control I'm getting 0.8 ohms.
I have taken the thermostat control off and warmed it up in the oven a little then tested it to see if it was cutting on and off as it should as it was cooling down, its fine and works as should. Everything through the heater looks fine (one pic below showing the element reading but all read the same)
Everything looks fine from the consumer unit, all the other heaters charge, the switched fuse looks as it should (fuse checked) elements look fine, thermostat works fine, it just doesn't charge.
Would my bodge with the auto fuse stop it from charging even though I'm getting continuity through it ? I have left it for an evening and it hasn't blown either fuse and hasn't tripped at the consumer unit nor has it charged when all the others have.
Admittedly I haven't tested if its getting power to the heater as it only kicks in late evening.
Am I missing something before I put a late night in ?
Any help or advise would be massively appreciated.
Owen.