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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 285302" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>It isn't a 'really long immersion heater', it is a standard length, or a shorter length. On the balance of probability almost all plumbers would have been likely to have fitted the standard (long) element anyway when the cylinder was initially installed.. It sounds to me that it just needs to be left turned on for longer periods, possibly with a higher temperature setting on the thermostat and maybe some improved lagging on the cylinder. Irrespective of the length if it is still a 3kW element it will still heat up the water. But as with a large pan of water on a small gas ring, it takes longer to heat up, and if you turn the fuel off too soon the water wont be getting as hot. I cannot believe no one has been able to address the problem in 15 years. a few simple tests narrow down the cause quite quickly. Assuming the element is not faulty.</p><p></p><p>Doc H.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 285302, member: 1607"] It isn't a 'really long immersion heater', it is a standard length, or a shorter length. On the balance of probability almost all plumbers would have been likely to have fitted the standard (long) element anyway when the cylinder was initially installed.. It sounds to me that it just needs to be left turned on for longer periods, possibly with a higher temperature setting on the thermostat and maybe some improved lagging on the cylinder. Irrespective of the length if it is still a 3kW element it will still heat up the water. But as with a large pan of water on a small gas ring, it takes longer to heat up, and if you turn the fuel off too soon the water wont be getting as hot. I cannot believe no one has been able to address the problem in 15 years. a few simple tests narrow down the cause quite quickly. Assuming the element is not faulty. Doc H. [/QUOTE]
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