New home - can't work hot water!

macman

Have you been able to get any hot water at all by using the top immersion? If not then it's entirely possible that the top immersion has failed, or the switch might be faulty.
If so, it's an easy fix, you can use the lower one for now which runs independently.
The reason I said 'obsessing' is that you seem unresponsive to numerous comments made about getting your tank properly connected to the DHW supply from the boiler. Get that done and you will never need to use the immersion excpet in the case of a breakdown.
Was the house marketed as 'with gas central heating and hot water'?. if so, sue them for mis-representation!

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Ivrytwr3 wrote: »

we are a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 young children) - unfortunately we are not chavs and require hot water.

As posted on a plumbers forum:

1. Do not use top switch - thermostat most likely !!!!!!ed.

2. Ok to use bottom switch.

3. Get someone in asap.

I'm sure that if you post enough posts on enough forums, somebody, somewhere will give you the answer you are looking for.. :rotfl:

keystone

Sheesh!!!!

Ivrytwr3

keystone wrote: »

I've been watching that thread develop and you haven't told them the whole story from the beginning. There we go I suppose.

Anyway - have you bothered to remove the cover of the immersion heater to see what the stats are set to?

You've already been told here how to have hot water. If contributions from this forum are unacceptable to you then I suggest you just stop posting on either thread and ask for them to be locked.

And i suggest that you stop posting in my thread if you find me so annoying - there are plenty of people helping as opposed to criticising.

I am not an expert in these matters which is why i came here asking for ADVICE - nothing states i HAVE to do anything YOU recommend. But thank you for some of the more helpful comments you have made

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Moving on, so looking at the set up i have, what would it cost (roughly!) and who would do it to link the hot water to the boiler?

gas4you

Top immersion is only for a quick 'top up' during the day on peak rate hours, if you need it.

Bottom element should be on overnight on cheap rate to give a full cylinder of hot water, that may last you all day.

keystone

Ivrytwr3 wrote: »

And i suggest that you stop posting in my thread if you find me so annoying - there are plenty of people helping as opposed to criticising.

Oh no I don't find you annoying - frustrating yes particularly when you are asked a question which is designed to help you and you either ignore it or don't read it or change the subject. Its a waste of everybody's time you see - including yours. The criticism came about due to your reticence to engage in the conversation but it got your attention - eventually. I'm not the only one if you'd care to review the thread - I'm just upfront enough to say it.

nothing states i HAVE to do anything YOU recommend.

I haven't said you do but you make it extremely difficult to actually give you advice when you appear not to cooperate.

But thank you for some of the more helpful comments you have made

Au plaisir.

Moving on, so looking at the set up i have, what would it cost (roughly!) and who would do it to link the hot water to the boiler?

Firstly I'd postpone that meter change for the time being. Until you are sorted out you do really want to be running the lower immersion on the existing Economy 7 Tariff otherwise it will cost you a fortune.

Second need someone to look at those immersion heaters. Have you had the covers off (isolated first of course) to see a) what they are set 2 and b) whether or not they do actually have an overheat stat (working or not) fitted? Just for interests sake. BTW if you don't want to answer just please say so rather than just leaving me hanging in mid air.

Third you need a heating man to give you a quote so that the boiler also heats the cylinder. Somewhere around the £350 mark should sort it out.

Cheers

mikey72

keystone wrote: »

Why? Like CH I can see no reason to change the cylinder. It clearly has an indirect heating coil. Some pipework adjustment is required to fit a 3 port valve but its not going to be that difficult.

Double why?

Cheers

Why.
It's not a new cylinder and boiler by any means.
It's not the most economical arrangement, heating coil in the bottom of a very large cylinder, two immersions, one at the very bottom, and the other a good distance down. As the op has just moved in, now is a good time to change to a better cylinder before all the decorating happens.
As to why change the boiler?
By the time a new programmer, new valves, new cylinder (possibly) has been fitted, a condensing combi may have been more cost effective again, bearing in mind it's not a new boiler either.

keystone

But in the meantime the OP implies he doen't have much spare cash to play with so the obvious solution is to use the existing cylinder pro tem and at least achieve a) some control over and b) some cost savings in the operation of his DHW system. He wants to save money surely not fork out for a new cylinder and boiler at this stage of his occupation if he doesn't have to.

Cheers

Canucklehead

keystone wrote: »

But in the meantime the OP implies he doen't have much spare cash to play with so the obvious solution is to use the existing cylinder pro tem and at least achieve a) some control over and b) some cost savings in the operation of his DHW system. He wants to save money surely not fork out for a new cylinder and boiler at this stage of his occupation if he doesn't have to.

Cheers

Hi... agreed...this forum isn't called 'Money Spending Expert' after all.

Canucklehead

mikey72

op's choice at the end of the day.
Do it once, or do it twice.