I am on Economy 7 system for heating my water. I also have storage heaters. About 7 years ago I had a whole new heating cylinder installed as the heating elements in the old cylinder had stopped working. Then 2 years ago I had to have another heating element replaced. Now 2 years later the same heating elemnet has stopped working again. So it has only lasted 2 years! Surely a heating element in an economy 7 cylinder should last longer than 2 years? I know it is on every night so the water heats up on the cheaper tariff, but aren't they designed and built to last longer than 2 years? What is the average lifespan of a heating element in an economy 7 cylinder? Does anyone know?
2007-08-25 02:00:09 · 3 answers · asked by Foxhound 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Immersion heater elements can last up to 20 years, depending on usage and water quality. Are you in a hard water area, if so limescale will shorten the life dramatically. You should install a water softener if this is the case. Or fit an Aqualoy (Incoloy) element instead of copper.
2007-08-25 02:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is that a humming noise or a humming noise? the two way sounds dodgy, best no longer left to risk esp. in case you have kinfolk interior the living house ... you're best off calling out a depended on agency and that's what my mate did while his boiler packed-in (undecided if it became financial gadget 7 thingy). He'd been caught attempting to locate a reliable engineer that became truthfully pronounced 'cos there is a few cowboys available! interior the top, he discovered approximately approximately STL Heating as that they have been utilized by a chum. So he observed as them looking forward to some super quote / invoice yet became inspired while he found out from them how little they can charge, besides they got here out and did an particularly thorough activity of adjusting the boiler. They even gave him some loose suggestion and tips that could help shop his boiler working advantageous too. Paul.
2016-10-09 05:18:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our element lasted 8 years before it failed. We live in a very hard water area. Have you got the correct anode on your cylinder?
2007-08-25 02:34:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋