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electric shower emersion problem
Hi
I live in a rented place with a hopeless private landlord!
My shower is electric and is heated by pulling the emersion cord before turning the unit on - the shower won't even flow with the cord being pulled.
This morning the cord for some reason wouldn't pull on, in the end I tugged it so hard that the cord broke but at least the emersion came on, the red light came on, the water flowed and did heat up.
I had to get a chair to help me reach the height of the pull cord that was left and managed to turn it off.
My question is how much electricity will I waste if I pull the cord and just leave it on, surely the water only heats up when it flows and the shower has a separate on / off switch.
Thanks
I live in a rented place with a hopeless private landlord!
My shower is electric and is heated by pulling the emersion cord before turning the unit on - the shower won't even flow with the cord being pulled.
This morning the cord for some reason wouldn't pull on, in the end I tugged it so hard that the cord broke but at least the emersion came on, the red light came on, the water flowed and did heat up.
I had to get a chair to help me reach the height of the pull cord that was left and managed to turn it off.
My question is how much electricity will I waste if I pull the cord and just leave it on, surely the water only heats up when it flows and the shower has a separate on / off switch.
Thanks
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Immersions when on are like a kettle that keeps reheating when the thermostat gets to cold-ring your electric supplier for advice but I suggest you get it fixed ASAP!!Loan-£3600 only 24 months of payments to go!!!
All debt consolodated and cards destroyed!!
As D'Ream would sing 'Things.....can only get better'!!!0 -
If it's a normal electric shower there is no connection with the immersion heater. The pull cord turns on the electricity to the shower unit which has it's own heater built in. You will only be using the power of the red light.This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !0
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I agree with the post above.
An electric shower has nothing to do with the immersion heater; the shower heats up cold water.
The cord you pulled simply operates the switch to supply power to the shower, it will use no electricity if it is left on 24/7.
Leaving aside the electric shower issue, having an immersion left on 24/7 will obviously use more electricity than having it timed. How much depends on how well the tank is insulated - but 2kWh to 3kWh a day in 'lost'* heat is typical for a well insulated tank.
* The heat is not actually lost as it heats the house.0 -
Thanks guys for the advice - I think that Cardew and BryanB be are correct that the cord isn't anything to do with the emersion. Glad that leaving it on won't cost me a fortune and this is a better option than nagging my landlord relentlessly!
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Buy yourself a new cord - about 99p from Wilkinsons
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