Recent content by limakilo0

I was just following the example of my neighbour (who is a trained electrician, so he told me anyway!) not sure what you mean by "isolating first". I dont know what the temporary cable is. It's just grey coloured and quite rigid as it doesnt fold easily under the black cap that goes over the...

Thanks for all your learned replies. I abandonned my original plan to do it myself and got another electrician in yesterday and he has put a temporary new cable (2.5mm) in between the immersion clock and the element. This appears to work as I can now keep my finger on the neutral terminal...

Hello, I have had 3 different electricians in to look at my immersion heater (it's a manco combination cylinder) but none have come up with a solution. In July the water went luke-warm. Thermostat showed signes of burning. He replaced the element and thermostat. Since then, it heats the...