Immersion heater timer not working

Can some one help, i have been asked about an immersion heater which stopped working so she pressed the reset button on the temperature control, which. As mentioned in my original post the BG engineer said he thought it was a problem with the circuit and not the immersion element so would not replace it at that stage. HELP - Timer on immersion heater. When we check the supply to the immersion timer it was found that the programmer gets the power but do not give power to the immersion coil.

The timer was changed and the hot water is back within.

All to check why newly fitted immersion heaters were not working properly. Its always the same thing. Plumber fittied new immersion heater and since then the water doesnt get fully hot or after the 1st bath the water wont heat up enough till the next day. The circuit is just to the immersion heater. He tells me that the clock is still on and the over-ride switch works , just the timer part packs up no smell of overheating , no fuses blow , timer seems ok , he took the back off one.

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Immersion heater timer (Posts). The immersion heater is 3kW and takes about one minute to heat each litre of water (slower in winter, quicker in summer). So about hours from fully cold. Usually less as it will not be fully cold.

Firstly if the fuse for the immersion heater blew when the old element faulted and it has not been replace then no electricity is getting to the new element to heat the water, so first thing really is to check the fuse at the consumer unit (fusebox) and if fitted the one at the immersion heater switch next to the cylinder. Free Delivery on Eligible Orders! I have a problem with my immersion heater , its not warming the water as of this morning, have turned the digital timer on and it makes a noise as if its trying to heat the water.

The water tank has heaters one in the middle (pullin) this seems to be working as I turned it off at the mains, the secondary one was switched off but no change it stayed off the second type is a beker 3KW 240volt. One major drawback of immersion heating is the time it takes to heat the water, and the cost: heating water with electricity costs four times the price of heating water with gas, which is a little bit scary! An immersion heater has nothing to do with the boiler, it just sits on top of the hot water tank. If you suspect your immersion heater has stopped working , our RECI certified technicians are always on hand to come and test your water heating system and get to the root of the problem.

If the MCB protecting the circuit has trippe there could be a number of different problems such as a fault in the immersion switch or timer or a broken thermostat. No need to worry though, even if your. TGBTis a boost timer for immersion and room heaters. We have an immersion heater that is supposed to run on economy electricity and heat up our water through the night.

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I cannot see any timer to turn the storage circuits on and off at off-peak times (some houses have this) so you need to turn the storage heaters and immersion on either manually, or with your own timer. If you have an electric immersion water heater and the heater suddenly stops working or the water is scalding hot, the chances are that the thermostat has failed. Trade Quality with Low Prices. The other system does not have a separate supply for off peak but your timers have to line up with the suppliers timers and all items plug into same supply and the user has timers on tumble drier, washing machine, immersion heater , dish washer and of course the storage heaters to switch them on during off peak times but also allows an over ride during peak times. This electronic timer is ideal for controlling immersion heaters , towel rails, lighting and other hard wired appliances.

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