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Thanks for further ideas. However, plumber I've used before was able to fit me in this morning so got him to do it. Upper heater was a real pig but eventually gave in to box spanner with extra bar for more leverage. (Cylinder is now a bit distorted where this heater goes in but some of this...

Thanks for replies. Drained cylinder (although stop tap on cold feed pipe won't turn completely off) and have given both heaters a few taps but neither will budge. Will either try and get a more beefy box spanner tomorrow and try again and/or call in plumber. (It's a pain filling the bath...

Thanks for reply. I didn't mean complete removal while the cylinder was still full. I used the word loosen in the post to imply overcoming the initial resistance. I guess this might lead to slight leakage but could then start draining the cylinder straight away.

Hi Can someone advise me if it is better to try and loosen an old immersion heater while the cylinder is still full or should you always drain it first? I wondered if a full cylinder provides some protection against distortion while attempting to unscrew the old one. I have searched these...