Hi All,

Last week the element in my immersion heater stopped working. The
light was on at the wall but the water was not heating up in the tank
and there was a different noise to usual coming from the element.
After doing a bit of research I attempted to remove the element using
an immersion element spanner, a couple of taps with a hammer, a
heatgun and a lot of wishful thinking but to no avail. The tank now
appears to be weeping very slightly around the element (where there is
a bend in the copper rather than around the actual hole). A plumber
has been to see it today and also attempted to remove the element but
can't and has given me a quote for fitting a new tank altogether at
£575. From what I have seen in other posts, this seems rather
expensive. Can anyone give me an idea of what I should be paying for
this? The tank is a combination one with a cold water section at the
top (it is made by Fortic if that helps). Are these tanks a lot more
expensive than standard immersion heaters?

Thanks