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Scalding/dangerous hot water from immersion heater

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  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Ivrytwr3 wrote: »
    only ordered the parts today should be here in a few days.
    Ah I see - sorry to have jumped the gun then.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    And you don't need to leave it on 24/7 like the previous owners-set it up on a timer for a couple of hours morning and evening.
    But as mentioned above, unless you really want large electricity bills, then you should get the system converted to heat the tank via the boiler-heating your water by electricity will be about 3 times more expensive. The immersion should only be used as an emergency backup. Indeed, the system may already be installed, but inoperative.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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