Can I bend the element in a Creda storage heater?"

[88v8]

Originally posted this in the Heating section:
Creda storage heater with the kettle-type elements.... Heats up, but not very much.
Took apart, buzzed the old elements, one is OK the other is bust. Very twisted and the outer casing is burned. The one that still works is also twisted.

I noticed that the old elements were too wide to fit in the recesses of the bricks ... yes, the bricks are the right way round. Hard to say how much too wide, as they're so distorted.

The new elements are also a bit too wide, perhaps half an inch. Can I bend them slightly so they sit snugly in the brick recess?

Ivor

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[Terox]

Some creda's are actually Dimplex heaters. If yours is one, I fix these for a living and the elements I am supplied with always fit in the brick space. Maybe you have the wrong elements?

When fitted, the the bricks should be faced up "Touching" one n other