On Monday, 27 November 2017 18:08:53 UTC, T i m wrote:
On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:02:08 -0800 (PST), whisky-dave
wrote:

snip dave throwing his toys out of the pram as it's obvious he's dug
himself in too deep he now can't get back out

yuo;re the one digging a hoe, for yourself.



'Yes dave, you are right and I am wrong.'

At last you've got it.


Right, if it was me, I would do the following tests, just OOI.
Luckily I;'m not you otherwose I'd be having sex with the radiator while it was on and burnt myself then I'd be able to claim it as a 'potentail issue' and would claim under H&S.


Switch the NoII / 1300W position on *only* with your current
measurement plug in place, and the main stat on full, see if it cuts
back to 700W or *at all* or after the ~2 hours you mentioned
previously.

and that would prove what exactly ?
I know that the overtemp protection which sets the heater back to 700W kicksm in whenn the fins of teh rad. reach about 98C and when it gets down to about 80C it goes back to the ~2KW or whatever you set.


If it still overtemps with just the high power element on, try it
again with just the low power element (NoI, 700W, it really shouldn't
with just that because 1) you said it doesn't anyway 2) the rad should
be able to dissipate 700W (when not covered)).

Yes I know and it does.


Cheers, T i m