Recent content by shackec

Thank you Johnthe05. Yes, I have lost track of how many times I have tested the resistance of the elements! I will set the stat to 60 as recommended; and then try the test you suggest. Incidentally, I had already stripped down the old tank ready for recycling. It occurred to me to look...

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Johnthe05 Attached is a photograph of the immersion wiring. I cannot easily get to the switch wiring. I have checked the voltage across the Brown (bath) terminal to Earth; voltage was 233. Then cranked up the thermostat until it clicked on. V across the terminal was 0; and V across the...

Thanks Johnthe05, I've had to deal with an emergency job and I am tied up. I should be able to come back to this by Monday.

Thanks footprints. Oddly enough I think I have found the answer; on a different subject post. Ribbed side to the ceramic or the side to be sealed. It seems some recommend a bead of silicon in the rib. It is what I have assumed in the past but good to have confirmation. How lucky you are to...

Just found this post. Very helpful. I have had similar problems with plastic back washers fitted to the pillar of a goose neck kitchen sink. The washers are smooth on one side and have a concentric groove on the other.I have always assumed the grooved side goes towards the side to be sealed...

It is 2024 and I still haven't found an answer to this question!

Thank you Johntheo5. I'm tied up tomorrow but I will do the tests you suggest on Friday morning. I will also try to get a photograph but the cyiinder is in a cupboard under a sloping roof; all a bit tight. I am recording a voltage supply of 230V; but this was not a problem on the old immersion...

Thank you for replies: "Stem" the cylinder is 900mm high; and the heating element is at a slight angle. The issue, is that the previous cylinder had the same length element; and every other parameter was identical. The first one heated virtually the whole tank; the new one doesn't; hence the...

Thanks Eric; I had thought of this so I tried cranking up the temperature setting on the thermostat. Didn't seem to make any difference. It is hard to be precise because the insulation makes it difficult to know how much of the tank is heated. I have to judge by how much hot water I can run off...

I have recently replaced a copper cylinder with stainless steel cylinder. I have also, at the same time, replaced a single element immersion heater with a dual element. (Sink/bath) suitable for a stainless tank. Both tanks are the same size, both vented, both insulated, and both fitted with an...

I have recently installed a dual element immersion heater. I am having difficulty in getting the bath element to heat the entire tank. A subject for a different post I think. However, this did make me think about the risk of legionaires disease. I think I might have over-reacted to some...

Thank you all. The cylinder is a stainless steel cylinder and is covered with insulation. I know that some bacteria thrive, or otherwise, in the presence of some metals. Whether that is true of copper vis-a-vis stainless steel I do not know. The thermostat is factory preset at 60 degrees. I am...

I have recently installed an immersion heater with dual heating elements; controlled by a sink/bath switch. It is likely that only the short heating element will be in use over a fairly long period of time (six months?). The bottom three quarters of the tank never heats up. The cold water inflow...