When a stubborn immersion element wont budge!

[sparksfly]

as per Dave , Tank should be full and use a monument spanner with a lump hammer works every time, I have replaced elements in already buckled tanks but always prepare the customer with worse case scenario !

 

[littlespark]

Drain the tank, wreck it, then high tail it to local scrap merchant.
Coppers got a good price these days

 

[Adam W]

I had one of these recently - immersion kept tripping, suspected corroded element. The cylinder had 2 sacrificial anodes in it which were meant to be changed every 6 months or so but apparently had never been done. Neither elements nor anodes would budge.

We got a plumber in to replace the cylinder.

 

[telectrix]

you need to use this type of spanner,

a flat one and a lump hammer. otherwise the force is not direct to the element hex. several quick sharp taps always works for me. ans a s pervious opsts. keep tank full till lock is cracked.

 

[Andy78]

Don't know about you Dean but if I was removing an immersion heater I would enpty the Cylinder.

Don't be so daft .....

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154195711236577

 

[telectrix]

oh, and i never drain the tank, just turn off the flow into it. syphon a bit off when the element is out.

 

[Des 56]

With the coal strike in its prime I had work up to my eyeballs installing immersions for coal mining folk

When the blank or old element would not move, cutting a hole and sweating a boss into the tank was a easy job,a lot less stressful than worrying about distorting or tearing a thin copper tank
Its best left in situ if its a pig of a job to remove

 

[Des 56]

Remember the old prefabs

Unscrew the element and out with it,the mate would catch the flow in his bucket
Screw the new one back in before the bucket was filled

Start and finish of the job was about 10 minutes total
Was paid for time draining down and all silly things like that

 

[buzzlightyear]

for any faulty emer heaters , I always tell the customer to get a wet pants in ,because I'm not swing on a F.F spanner like a orange tan .

 

[ipf]

for any faulty emer heaters , I always tell the customer to get a wet pants in ,because I'm not swing on a F.F spanner like a orange tan .

I know they do some daft things but I've never seen an Essex girl swinging on a spanner.