[cleaning co]

hi, anyone know were i can get a drop in heater like a kettle one, i need one for my fresh water tank ? i can rem some firm selling these but who it is i hav forgot
gary

[homenclean]

Try Woodbridge Commercial 01279 422220

john

[Ian Gourlay]

Gary,

Why do you need one?


If you find one can you let me know please.

[cleaning co]

thanks john i giv them a ring,  hi ian , the reason i want one is for my 250 ltr, as at the min i fill it up with hot from home but if i only use half i hav to empty it out as it be stone cold next morning , so i thoght instead of wasting it id put some kind of element in it fill it up to the top and let it slowly heat up over night , i saw them once on the yanky site for recoil machines and u just drop it in the water and plug it in  so i thought someone here might stock them
gary

[cleaning co]

p.s anyone find this site really slow sometimes ?
(and i dont mean the people posting on here  )

[stu_thomson]

Gary, Ive hunted for ages for a drop in heater, and apart from cross-american, no one in this country does one (unless you know different) I asked around in plumbers merchants as well.

Your alternative would be to drill the correct diamater hole in tank and fit a kettle element type, which are widely available, including alltec.

regards
stu

[Kinver_Clean]

If you do this you need a thermostat as it will boil overnight. Kettle elements to fit a standard 1 13/16 hole should be available at domestic repair shops and cost £9-£12 thermostats can be found at http://rswww.com along witha lot of other electrical goodies. Takes a bit of searching though. I have fitted them in 10 gall poly bins for brewing ale.

Trevor

[Liahona]

Gary, I am not sure the size of space available in side the tank but.......... try an immersion heater element either out of an old one or if its worth it buy a new tank and butcher it to rob it of its element........ Other than that I can get a load from the US but they are 110 volt......... Best, Dave.

[cleaning co]

i really really dont like touching electric stuff (och!!) but i can c what u guys are saying as in porty tank heaters its just an elment with a thermo  , anyone care to put it in for me ?  lol , dave do they not do a 240volt one from your guys in the states?  i know that nice ed gezzer sells one of his heaters in 240 volt mode, i got an old ketlle in shed i was going to rob element from and as trever says drill a hole and stick it in but water and eletric scares me a touch !!!

[Liahona]

Gary, I am sure they do do 240 but as you know 110 is the norm..... I dont think a kettle element will be "man" enough as you have too much water to heat.....with regards being scared of electrics and water....... thats why we use 110 volt lol........ also a thought.... I have no idea how it is done but I have seen........ 12 volt supply to a bladder pump to a heater to the tank to the heater to the tank and on and on..... but again with the amount of water you need to heat this may not work.....from what I gather, dont you have an inline heater of some sort, if this is the case  what is it you are trying to do? feed the heater with already heated water so it doesnt have to work so hard?? Best, Dave.

[Ian Gourlay]

Dave,

I do not know about Gary but thats what I want to do, and I thought a drop in heater would be the answer  instead of drilling holes and then deciding that a bad idea.


Probably too simple for The British Market

[Spot On cleaning]

What a cafuffle,  get a bloody truck mount and you wouldn't need to go to all this malarky

We've been telling you this for ages :

Apart from this get a tank element from B and Q about £20 with thermostat. But be carefull. Get a lecky

Dave

[cleaning co]

yes i hav two built in heaters but one is a tank heater and as we know it takes 30 mins to heat up 40 ltrs so i always fill up at home with hot, but this uses all my hot water at home and i can end up wasting alot  as i empty any thats left for the next day thats y i d thought id look for a drop in element like ed from states sells
gary
p.s dont the banes machines heat the water overnight? if so any one got one and whats the setup