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Immersion Heater Thermostat Keeps Tripping
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<blockquote data-quote="Rob_the_rich" data-source="post: 390526" data-attributes="member: 8419"><p>I have the feeling that it is an indirect cylinder with a boiler also heating the water. In which case the thermostat/immheater should have been wired in series with a motorised valve so that if the set temp is reached (or if the overheat trips) the motorised valve should close, stopping boiler water from further heating the cylinder.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the solar pv people installed the wiring directly to the immheater/thermostat and the thermostat is shutting down but the boiler water continues to heat the cylinder. It does seem odd that the tripping occurred after solar pv visit.</p><p></p><p>Also have you had the cylinder regularly serviced by an unvented cylinder qualified installer?</p><p></p><p>Edit; as far as I know, the thermal cut-out activates at 95 degrees, the set temp should be around 80 degrees max, why would the boiler water be so hot? Might need looking into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob_the_rich, post: 390526, member: 8419"] I have the feeling that it is an indirect cylinder with a boiler also heating the water. In which case the thermostat/immheater should have been wired in series with a motorised valve so that if the set temp is reached (or if the overheat trips) the motorised valve should close, stopping boiler water from further heating the cylinder. Perhaps the solar pv people installed the wiring directly to the immheater/thermostat and the thermostat is shutting down but the boiler water continues to heat the cylinder. It does seem odd that the tripping occurred after solar pv visit. Also have you had the cylinder regularly serviced by an unvented cylinder qualified installer? Edit; as far as I know, the thermal cut-out activates at 95 degrees, the set temp should be around 80 degrees max, why would the boiler water be so hot? Might need looking into. [/QUOTE]
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