The only issue remaining is the thermostat it replaced on the hot water tank was part of a dual thermostat which also housed the hot water limit which is meant to be wired into the boiler system power... Word of warning that some cylinders have a coupled thermostat and hot water cut off thermostat.
The thermistor end, only needs to be in contact with the metal of the cylinder, pushed in under the insulation, around 1/4 up from the cylinder bottom.