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Electrician needed

  • 26-11-2016 5:50pm
    #1
    qwas75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭


    Looking for an electrician who could fix faulty timer switch on the immersion heater.
    When timer turns on electricity in half of the apartment goes off :(
    No hot water for two days now :(
    Please PM If you could recommend anyone who could show up tonight.


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    qwas75 wrote: »
    Looking for an electrician who could fix faulty timer switch on the immersion heater.
    When timer turns on electricity in half of the apartment goes off :(
    No hot water for two days now :(
    Please PM If you could recommend anyone who could show up tonight.

    Sounds like your immersion element is gone. Does it trip out a breaker when you switch the timer on? Its a plumber you need more so than a sparks.


  • #3
    qwas75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭qwas75


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Sounds like your immersion element is gone. Does it trip out a breaker when you switch the timer on? Its a plumber you need more so than a sparks.

    Yes, when timer goes on one of the breakers on main switch board goes off


  • #4
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Can you switch immersion to sink setting?
    That would get you by for a day or two.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    qwas75 wrote: »
    Yes, when timer goes on one of the breakers on main switch board goes off

    Your element is gone so. It happens. Its a plumber you're after. Some electricians will do it for you but I'd be chasing a plumber (I'm an electrician btw) for the job. You'll be doing well to get one out tonight.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Can you switch immersion to sink setting?
    That would get you by for a day or two.

    If you have the option, do this. Takes a while longer to heat the water but it will keep you going for the weekend.


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  • #7
    qwas75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭qwas75


    Amazing news! Just yesterday had a plumber to change the bathtub, asked him about that switch and he was like "Yeah, yeah... Electrician needed here"


  • #8
    qwas75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭qwas75


    Thank you for advice guys!!!
    Just tried to switch to the sink setting and it worked, as soon as I switched to bath setting - boom, electricity went off. So it's definitely a heating element and I need a plumber.


  • #9
    The Muppet
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    qwas75 wrote: »
    Thank you for advice guys!!!
    Just tried to switch to the sink setting and it worked, as soon as I switched to bath setting - boom, electricity went off. So it's definitely a heating element and I need a plumber.

    Yeah a lot of sparks won't touch them because it's so easy to damage the cylinder when removing the element.


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    The Muppet wrote: »
    Yeah a lot of sparks won't touch them because it's so easy to damage the cylinder when removing the element.

    Copper cylinders are very easy to split, especially if they're old. Not worth the hassle. I've even got plumber to do one in my mothers house. I'll take the risk of burning the house down but not flooding it :pac:


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