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• Single Shot heater control
  There may be times where you need single shot control for a heater. The principle being that you can start the heating with the push of a butt ...r a separate cylinder thermostat or the internal thermostat present in the heater itself. The designs could be re-purposed for other single shot heating appl
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• Spanner
  ===Immersion heater spanners=== A large spanner for [[immersion heater]]s. Two types commonly available include the large ring spanner, and a box
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• Increase Hot Water Capacity
  ...red temperature, even burn risk temperatures such as 95°C. Newer immersion heater [[thermostat]]s can't be set to these elevated temperatures. * If the stat is moved lower than the [[Immersion Heaters|electric heating element]], the [[water]] may overheat. This needs
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• Immersion Heaters
  [[image:Immersion heater 2465-3.jpg|200px|right]] Electric immersion heaters are a popular choice where a gas supply is not present. Gas water h
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• Domestic Hot Water Systems
  * Rate of supply limited by fuel supply/consumption. No backup when heater (e.g. combi) fails. * Can accomodate backup heating (e.g. electric immersion for gas boiler) and multiple heat sources (e.g. solar + gas).
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• Unvented DHW
  ..., an unvented cylinder contains hot water (heated by a boiler or immersion heater) which directly supplies the hot taps. Unlike a conventional cylinder howev ...Fittings) Regulations 1999] and more widely, a pressurised unvented water heater also has to be installed in accordance with The [https://www.planningportal
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• Sizing a hot water cylinder
  ...lly heated cylinder recovery time is limited by the power of the immersion heater(s) fitted. Larger cylinders may allow for three of them, with a combined ou ...are restricted to certain times of day (i.e. via a CH timer/programmer or immersion timeswitch)
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• Adding sockets
  ...circuits and is typically used where an old [[Immersion Heaters|immersion heater]] feed is reused to supply sockets.
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• Central Heating Repair
  : Is DHW being heated electrically by an immersion heater? If so check whether the DHW can be heated by the boiler and, if not, treat
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• Putty & Mastic
  ...ng]] the putty softens it to some degree. A radiant IR [[:Category:Heating|heater]] heats the putty more than the [[:Category:Glazing|glass]], whereas heat g * Suitable for continuous immersion, used in marine applications.
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• House Wiring for Beginners
  ...g [[:Category:Domestic Hot Water|hot water]] [[Immersion Heaters|immersion heater]]. *[[File:AEI_Heater_Fan_Switch.png|200px|thumb|right|AEI Storage heater switch with separate supplies for (unfused) off-peak supply on dedicated ra
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• Thermostat
  ...s a cylinder stat. These typically have wide hysteresis and no compenation heater. Some are strapped onto the outside of the cylinder * Electric stored hot water usually uses an [[immersion heater]] with a bimetal thermostat built into the same housing.
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• Diversity
  | 5. || 16A || Immersion heater (3kW) || 13A || 100% || 13A
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• Thermal Stores and Heat Banks
  A container of water is heated by the boiler or immersion heater etc. Mains pressure cold water passes through a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
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• Calculating A Cable Size
  ...urrent. A good example of this would be an electric shower or an immersion heater supply cable where there is no end user action, or typical equipment failur Say we have a radial circuit feeding a pair of 3kW immersion heaters. The cable will be
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• Showers
  ...ally from a [[boilers|combi]] boiler, or a multipoint ('Ascot' type) water heater'' ...her problem which may occur with these systems is that the boiler or water heater may cut in and out at low flow rates, which can result in the shower going
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• Old electrical installations
  ...ting circuits usually have no earth at all and it was common for immersion heater circuits to use a twin cable and borrow an earth from another circuit or us
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• RCD
  They are suited for loads that are resistive, capacitive or inductive. E.g. Immersion heaters, ovens, electric showers, tungsten & halogen lighting. ...in a small amount of leakage to the outer (earthed) metal case work of the heater element. This type of earth leakage normally poses little or no risk (altho
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• Earthing and Bonding
  ...p in the bathroom is at [[Mains Voltage]] due to a fault in your immersion heater, the equipotential bonding will ensure that anything else you can touch at
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• Re-use & Recycle
  * Don't bury the cable feeding an immersion heater in insulation
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