Immersion Heater Trips Every 2 months

[bobbyd]

Hi

I have searched the forums for this problem but found nothing matching.

We have a water tank with an immersion heater which is the resettable type, i.e. when it trips out you press the red button and it works again.

The heater works ok except that every 2 months it trips out and we have to reset it by pressing the red button.

Can anyone suggest why this keeps happening and what action I need to take to prevent it continually happening.

Many thanks for your help in advance.

Bobby

 

[Lectrician]

Is the heater part of a sealed system such as a Megaflow or similar? A small removeable plastic panel at the bottom of cylinder, immersion and cylinder stat within?

Do you heat the tank using the indirect coild aswell?? IE, does a boiler also heat the tank?

Sounds like you are running the water temp over the threshold of the safety cutout. Reduce the temperature setting on the thermostat of the immersion and/or the cylinder stat used to control the boiler.

Do you notice the water is unusually hot?

 

[bobbyd]

Hi

Thanks so much for the reply.

We have electric storage heaters for heating so there is no boiler heating the tank.

The water is quite hot yes, I will turn the thermostat down - could it be anything else as well??

 

[RF Lighting]

I would do as Lectrician says and try turning the stat down a bit and see how it goes.

If this cures it then fantastic, if not we can try something else.

It might be the first signs of the stat or the cutout failing but might not.

 

[ricicle]

It might be the first signs of the stat or the cutout failing but might not.

You fence sitter

 

[securespark]

It might be the first signs of the stat or the cutout failing but might not.

You fence sitter

that reminds me of Spitting Image in the 80's taking the mick out of Paddy Pantsdown,

"I neither fondled her left leg, nor did I fondle her right leg, but somewhere inbetween...."

 

[bobbyd]

Cheers chaps.

Will adjust the thermostat and keep my fingers crossed!