For a few weeks now the hot water has appeared to be too hot and the safety valve has been putting out a little too much expansion water such that the drain would not take it and we have had to put a bowl under it. The heater only comes on when the electricity is cheap rate i.e. 14:30 to 16:30 and 02:30 to 08:30 so it never occurred to me to test it...
However when we returned from the UK and switched the heater back on manually it was obvious something was not correct. A quick test identified a faulty thermostat, the heater is 3 phase star connected with the thermostat switching all 3 phases.
A quick internet search found a replacement (on Amazon.fr of all places) at €65 with free delivery... It was duly ordered and arrived this morning, a surprise on two counts, delivery was given as Monday and it is not very large... The box it came in was very large!!
It was carefully installed...
Ready for the afternoon cheap rate...
Pleased to say things are back to normal with the new thermostat cutting the power after about 45 minutes heating...
1 comment:
Well done on finding the problem, getting the part and fitting it!
I bet that box could come in handy for storing craft stuff.....
Our water heater doesn't appear to have a thermostat at all. We have to remember to switch it on occasionally and switch it off a bit later. Something we need to address sooner or later, but for now at least it works and at the moment we are rather busy fighting other fires......
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