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"Christian McArdle" wrote:

Simple question, but I've asked that to my mum before, but she can't
answer that! The element was replaced without my knowledge about a year
or so ago at some exhorbitant cost by some electrical/plumbing firm when
the old one went short circuit and tripped the MCB.

Perhaps the installers were cretinous and replaced with a short element,
although the fact that the thermostat was 18" might suggest otherwise.

So would you say an 18" thermostat is correct for a 27" element?


However, the amount heated by a top mounted element is never likely to be
good. I would recommend installing a new side entry element near the bottom
of the tank.

Would be simple if the tank accommodated this! What's the longest element
that can be put into a tank?

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Dane Koekoek