immersion heater broken
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:18 pm
Hi!can anyone advise me please?
I'm not getting any hot water,I've changed th thermostat and still nothing so I'm now thinking it's the element that needs replacing(a new thermostat was put in last year and worked but this replacement hasn't)
the problem is I can't change the element as I'm pretty sure it'll break the tank as it's been in for over forty years!I've had a quote from a plumber to replace the tank but I just want to check if it could be anything else before going ahead with the job,I'd hate to pay nearly £700 and then find out it wasn't the element that was the problem!
so can anyone tell me if it could be anything else?I know the electrics aren't very good in this house but the light comes on on the switch for the immersion so i'm assuming that there is still electricity getting to the thermostat
thanks in advance for any info!
I'm not getting any hot water,I've changed th thermostat and still nothing so I'm now thinking it's the element that needs replacing(a new thermostat was put in last year and worked but this replacement hasn't)
the problem is I can't change the element as I'm pretty sure it'll break the tank as it's been in for over forty years!I've had a quote from a plumber to replace the tank but I just want to check if it could be anything else before going ahead with the job,I'd hate to pay nearly £700 and then find out it wasn't the element that was the problem!
so can anyone tell me if it could be anything else?I know the electrics aren't very good in this house but the light comes on on the switch for the immersion so i'm assuming that there is still electricity getting to the thermostat
thanks in advance for any info!