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neutral-earth voltage
guys, head is battered its been a bad day and cant think straight. Replaced a 3kW water heater element and everything went well. Circuit tested out fine so turned everything back on but when the element is pulling im getting L-N 238 L-N 234 N-E 4V!!! This was tested at element but is the same...- One_of_them
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- element heater induced voltage volts
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Correct Procedure For Fault Finding On An Immersion Element
Lads Can anyone please tell me the correct procedure for fault find on an Immersion Heater Element?? Does anyone have a PDF or give me a laid down procedure Regards Chris- irishsailor
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- between check control correct earth element fault fault finding finding heater immersion procedure
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thermostatic element
Has anyone ever fitted one of these to a dual feed towel rail? Customer has a dual feed rad and complains that rad gets dangerously hot? So im looking into wether an element with a thermostat can be fitted. Ive spoken to the company that supplied the rad and they say they dont do them with...- egginyourface
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- anyone element fitted termostat thermostat these
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RCD keeps tripping when I use my grill, why?
Hello I have lived in my flat for over 6 years without ANY electrical problems whatsoever. Now, since having a new Wylex consumer unit fitted with RCD's my grill on my cooker keeps tripping the RCD's after it has been on for around 2 minutes. The grill was used every day for the week before so...- colincallan
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- cooker element keeps rcd tripping
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3 phase 3kw immersions, anybody found a good price for one in UK?
Seems everybody is going down this road now we have more time on our hands? Energy management systems, using the new monitoring gear or using contactor from inverter relay! Yes I am trying to find a cheapish 3 phase immersion to cable as 1-2kw or 3kw domestic water cylinder heating system. At...- Blueflash
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- 3 phase anybody element found heater immersion phase price
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Immersion element question
Hi, i have just finished rewiring a garage for a customer who runs a cleaning business. On the last day he asked me to wire up an immersion heater that is fitted to a wash tank in his van, he plans to just plug it in for an hour each morning so he has warm water for the days work. Is the plug ok...- stan794
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- element immersion question
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New element discovered
Investigators at a major research institute have discovered the heaviest element known to science. This startling new discovery has been tentatively named Administratium (Ad). The new element has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic number of 0. It does, however, have 1 neutron, 125...- Knobhead
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- element new
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electric element in rad and ch system
I was asked to connect power to an element in a newly fitted towel rail. The customer now wants to use the element to heat there towels but at the same time leave the ch system on as it comes on at night when its cold. Got a call and they said the top part of the rad was scorching hot Is it...- egginyourface
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- electric electrical element system
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- Forum: Central Heating Systems
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cooker, grill element
cooker grill element has stopped working, now how would you guys go about this in the safest manner. would it be check the voltage is still going to element, then isolate then check resistance of element?? i=p/u- i=p/u
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- cooker element
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- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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"upgrade entire element" or not?
Can someone remind me, I can't find this in regs. I recall from lessons that if one alter part of a circuit, then the entire circuit now needs to be upgraded to current regs? Is this the case? - where is it found? For example, say I take a existing ring final which has had a recent periodic... -
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Plumbed on central heating with additional element. How easy is it to change the element??? I have never done one and hate water!!!! Thanks, James -
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Oven Element blows every 3 months !!
Hi I have a Bosch double oven, approx 8 yrs old, which has developed an annoying fault. About every 3 months, the heating element in the fan oven blows. It doesn't just trip the C/U, it blows to an extent that the element itself snaps or furs up/melts. The oven is connected correctly to a... -
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Cooker Testing
I have an RCD tripping intermittantly. The house wiring all tests ok. I want to rule out the cooker, how would you a cooker element without damaging the controls? Bul -
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Immersion Heater Thermostat Knocking
Evening all. Just had a callout to an immersion heater making wierd knocking sound within 30 seconds or so of being switched on. Seems to be the thermostat in the dry pocket and if I hold the thermostat then the knocking stops. Polarity, voltage etc correct. Top 22" immersion heater... Need...- sparkypants
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- aus element enough heater immersion maybe termostat thermostat
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Washing machine trips the circuit.
Customer rang to say his washing machine trips the circuit in the middle of the cycle. He said, it ran for a while and stopped. Enquired on the phone and it looked like it only tripped the MCB and the RCD stayed on. It's on a radial circuit with 16A MCB. Could someone shed some light on this...- Goody
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- appliances circuit element machine trips washing
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- Forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
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Help! Cooker trips RCD.
Hi, An electrical cooker stays on for a while and trips the RCD. When the RCD switched back on straight away, the cooker stays on for a length of time and trips again (doesn't trip straight away). The circuit tests OK and the MCB stays on all the time. What could be issue and where...- Goody
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- break cooker element help! rcd terminal trips using
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RCD tripping - why?
Hi all. Over the weekend I've had a strange electrical fault bugging me.. The washing Machine is tripping out the RCD, no other breakers..also the oven does the same, trips RCD but no other breaker??? Me and my father in law (he's a qualified Elecy) done a little digging on it last night...- mike-evans
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- aus circuits element fault heating rcd rcd tripping tripping
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Underfloor heating
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Immersion heater fault
I have a customer who had a fault on there immersion, they've lived with this fault for about 8 months and just relying on the boost to give them a quick short supply of hot water. They said it used to work fine, no problems then just went off, So after going and having a look it was just there...- TPES
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- aus element fault heater immersion thermostat water
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- Forum: Australia
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cooker circuit keeps tripping
my friend recently got a second hand domestic electric cooker, and it keeps tripping the 32amp breaker. no label on the back showing power of cooker. the circuit is wired in 6mm to an isolator then down to a single socket behind the cooker- still in 6mm. the hob works but as soon as the oven is...- atwoz
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- aus breaker cable circuit cooker element keeps tripping
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- Forum: Australia
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