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Smudger

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Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #40 on: November 21, 2018, 04:41:08 pm »
Yawn!


Yet again you make sweeping statements on your very, very limited experience - the chap you took over from would probably do just as s#!t job with hot 😂😂😂😂

Darran
Never argue with an idiot, they will only bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience

jonboywalton75

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Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #41 on: November 21, 2018, 06:05:20 pm »
Install in the side of the tank, the lower down  the better. 3kw would be best but you would need a sparky to fit a 16 amp socket.

I was going to plug my 3kw immersion into my extention socket that I run to my van to charge my leisure batteries  is that   no no?
I'm an electricians nightmare so I need some guidance 😅

dazmond

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Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #42 on: November 21, 2018, 06:13:28 pm »
Install in the side of the tank, the lower down  the better. 3kw would be best but you would need a sparky to fit a 16 amp socket.

I was going to plug my 3kw immersion into my extention socket that I run to my van to charge my leisure batteries  is that   no no?
I'm an electricians nightmare so I need some guidance 😅

id have a rethink if i were you jon......you could cause a fire.....pay for an electrician to rig you up a 16amp socket you tight git! ;D
price higher/work harder!

NWH

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Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #43 on: November 21, 2018, 06:17:11 pm »
The chap who took over from

dazmond

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Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #44 on: November 21, 2018, 06:19:08 pm »
I not knocking anyone for getting a diesel heater - they work - they are safe - they are a nice luxury to have what they are not are essential those spouting about quicker cleaning live in a fantasy land

Then you get Daz saying he wouldn’t go out in a sprinkling of snow ! Wow what was point of getting hot then ?

Still I’ll leave NWH and Daz to their hot diesel love in

Darran

diesel heaters are ace.....if i could of afforded one 8 and a half year ago when i first went WFP id of bought one.....you live and learn......
price higher/work harder!

jonboywalton75

  • Posts: 2222
Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #45 on: November 21, 2018, 06:20:00 pm »
Install in the side of the tank, the lower down  the better. 3kw would be best but you would need a sparky to fit a 16 amp socket.

I was going to plug my 3kw immersion into my extention socket that I run to my van to charge my leisure batteries  is that   no no?
I'm an electricians nightmare so I need some guidance 😅

id have a rethink if i were you jon......you could cause a fire.....pay for an electrician to rig you up a 16amp socket you tight git! ;D

Not got a problem with paying an electrician, but I don't know what you mean
Where do you fix the socket?
Told you, I haven't got a clue
Just wondering what was wrong with Squeeky cleans setup in the video earlier in this thread, didn't look very dangerous to me
£50 for the setup as well☺️

֍Winp®oClean֍

  • Posts: 1688
Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #46 on: November 21, 2018, 06:53:11 pm »
Install in the side of the tank, the lower down  the better. 3kw would be best but you would need a sparky to fit a 16 amp socket.

I was going to plug my 3kw immersion into my extention socket that I run to my van to charge my leisure batteries  is that   no no?
I'm an electricians nightmare so I need some guidance 😅

id have a rethink if i were you jon......you could cause a fire.....pay for an electrician to rig you up a 16amp socket you tight git! ;D

Not got a problem with paying an electrician, but I don't know what you mean
Where do you fix the socket?
Told you, I haven't got a clue
Just wondering what was wrong with Squeeky cleans setup in the video earlier in this thread, didn't look very dangerous to me
£50 for the setup as well☺️

Squeeky's was a 2KW element. The standard "off the shelf" is 3KW. A 3KW element run from a normal 13amp socket will overload the electrics to the point of melting the plugs- trust me, I did it!! Personally, I wouldn't run 2KW constantly for such a long time either. Just like a domestic immersion heater or electric cooker, your van immersion heater need to be wired on it's own line dirct from the main consumer unit via 16amp cable, sockets/plugs/timer and breaker. All the parts are freely available and cheap- about £50 for everything mentioned above. It's also a very easy job for a sparky- the hardest bit being running  a cable from consumer unit to a plug (internal or external) near your van. If your consumer unit is close to the point where you want the plug then it's even easier.
DO IT PROPERLY- IT'S CHEAP AND PRETTY SIMPLE AND COULD SAVE YOU BURNING YOUR HOUSE DOWN!
Comfortably Numb!

Smudger

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Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #47 on: November 21, 2018, 08:31:53 pm »
try to get a 2kw as you won't need a 16amp socket or seperate cable to the fuse box

2kw should be fine to run for several hours its well inside the limit of 3kw - electric fires can be 2kw and are used over many hours
use good quality cable like artic flex and dont have it coiled uo
Darran
Never argue with an idiot, they will only bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience

jonboywalton75

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Re: Install Immersion Heater
« Reply #48 on: November 21, 2018, 10:11:13 pm »
Cheers Peavey and Smudger, I'm a real thicko😁