My boiler has gone and we have no hot water. It is a tank that is heated electrically (i believe therefore that it is an immersion system) and the power light has gone off.
I have opened up the box to try and locate a fuse but cannot find one, the wires all seem to be connected fine so whats going on???
Any sensible answers would be much appreciated.
2006-11-15 04:32:39 · 7 answers · asked by Chris G 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If the power on light is out then I would think the fuse is the problem, there must be one somewhere in your fuse box. If located and found to be OK then perhaps the neon light has blown, do you have a mate with a electrical test-meter to check the circuit is OK. If circuit and fuse both OK but still no hot water then I would replace the thermostat in the immersion before actually having the water turned off, draining the tank and replacing the complete heater.
2006-11-15 04:43:20 · answer #1 · answered by BobC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average life of an immersion heater, depending if you live in a hard/ soft water area is about 5 years, so if your switch has a fuse in it, try replacing it with a 13amp fuse, if its just a switch, then it would be fused at the main fuse board, locate and replace, or if a trip type reset, if that still blows the fuse or trips out then im afraid that your immersion has had it and you need to call an electrician, to replace it.
2006-11-15 12:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by bty937915 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have old type fuses then the immersion heater fuse will be marked with a blue dot/marking, the fuse rating will be marked 15amp If you have more recent circuit breaker types then it will be rated on the breaker as 16amp look for one that is switched off or if fuses pull out the one marked in blue and check if the fuse wire is broken, in either case ie a fuse or breaker has gone then i would suggest the you will have an even bigger problem with your immersion heater in your tank and will need a plumber or an electrician.
2006-11-15 12:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by Sparky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be the element needs replacing,check that the supply is reaching in the first place you need to buy a electricians screw driver you need to put the driver on the live terminal the end of the device lights up if the supply is on,disconnect or switch off the supply,remove the fitting and replace with a new one then reseal switch back on the supply
2006-11-15 13:35:38 · answer #4 · answered by angie n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phoning a plumber/electrician would be useful, otherwise you could just end up making the damage worse
2006-11-15 13:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by the wilberforce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should alway get a professional plumber to do these kinda jobs never know what cld happen if you try and fix it yourself. try the yellow pages to see if you can get an emergency call out
2006-11-15 12:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by cheekybluebed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should not be tampering with it . get a professional electrician in ,preferably N.I.C.E.I.C.registered.
2006-11-15 12:41:19 · answer #7 · answered by TERRY H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋