Many thanks Ericmark. My electrician is on holiday hence my questions but I will pass all this on. However, I live in a hard water area and although noticed sludge in the bottom of the tank I didn't clean it out! A point I will remember if the element needs changing again (but how do you get it...
Enjoying the smaller house but still having problems with the hot water tank - no hot water - I have checked all likely causes but no solution. Could it be another immersion element or a new hot water tank! Any ideas?
Downsized to a smaller house which has an Elson Opal direct fed water tank which worked well for a while but then didn't heat the water but a day later it worked. Then stopped altogether. Various electrical items were tested and the element(only one at the bottom) was replaced. It worked well...