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Immersion heater threading
My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't
fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks |
Immersion heater threading
"Steve Gouldstone" wrote in message ... My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks I don't understand what you've written: - "wiring for ... " but "is not fitted ... ". A hot water cylinder - 20 years old may be 'naked' copper with an external insulation blanket or foamed insulation clad - should have a large boss on the top for accepting an immersion heater. The immersion heater assembly should fit directly into, and replace, the boss. From what you've said - you should see a big nut hexagon on the top of your cylinder. Immersion heaters usually, when fitted have a cylindrical 'can' -all those I've encountered have been black - normally secured by a knurled nut off-centre within the 'can'. 'Wiring' normally makes contacts with terminals under the can. It's fitted on an installation -specific basis to the feed/source of the 'immersion heater' supply. Where does your 'wiring for ..' start and finish? what is on the hot-water cylinder top? -- Brian |
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Thanks for reply Brian.
"Brian Sharrock" wrote: "Steve Gouldstone" wrote in message .. . My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. I don't understand what you've written: - "wiring for ... " but "is not fitted ... ". A hot water cylinder - 20 years old may be 'naked' copper with an external insulation blanket or foamed insulation clad - should have a large boss on the top for accepting an immersion heater. The immersion heater assembly should fit directly into, and replace, the boss. From what you've said - you should see a big nut hexagon on the top of your cylinder. Yes I see a big hexagon nut near the top at about 11:30 o'clock which fits this description of a boss. Immersion heaters usually, when fitted have a cylindrical 'can' -all those I've encountered have been black - normally secured by a knurled nut off-centre within the 'can'. 'Wiring' normally makes contacts with terminals under the can. It's fitted on an installation -specific basis to the feed/source of the 'immersion heater' supply. Where does your 'wiring for ..' start and finish? what is on the hot-water cylinder top? Sorry, I could have been clearer. There is a mains wire going into the airing cupboard, but it terminates in a thermostat attached to the outside of the tank. There is no output cable from the thermostat. Presumably this is meant to continue on to an immersion heater? The nut on the boss is slightly bigger than my biggest spanner, so I've not tried to remove it, also I don't want to introduce a chance of a leak until I've got a fair idea I can just put an immersion heater in there. Steve |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:05:08 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote: I don't understand what you've written: - "wiring for ... " but "is not fitted ... ". Presumably there is a fused spur next to the tank but no immersion heater fitted, ie a blanking plug. sponix |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:26:20 +0000, Steve Gouldstone
wrote: Sorry, I could have been clearer. There is a mains wire going into the airing cupboard, but it terminates in a thermostat attached to the outside of the tank. There is no output cable from the thermostat. Presumably this is meant to continue on to an immersion heater? More likely than not that is a cylinder stat that controls the boiler. Immersion heaters normall have a built in thermostat-all they need is mains power. sponix |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone
wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks Yes they are as long as there is a removable plug. You will need an immersion heater spanner. Tip: It is safer to undo the plug using the spanner and tapping it, than to pull the spanner continuously. The copper is less likely to distort. The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. -- ..andy |
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"Steve Gouldstone" wrote in message ... Thanks for reply Brian. "Brian Sharrock" wrote: "Steve Gouldstone" wrote in message . .. My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. I don't understand what you've written: - "wiring for ... " but "is not fitted ... ". A hot water cylinder - 20 years old may be 'naked' copper with an external insulation blanket or foamed insulation clad - should have a large boss on the top for accepting an immersion heater. The immersion heater assembly should fit directly into, and replace, the boss. From what you've said - you should see a big nut hexagon on the top of your cylinder. Yes I see a big hexagon nut near the top at about 11:30 o'clock which fits this description of a boss. I'm answering this _and only this _ point. What you see is the blanking plug for the immersion heater. That hexagon plug/boss is stopping water (hot) from pouring out of the top of the cylinder. Immersion heaters usually, when fitted have a cylindrical 'can' -all those I've encountered have been black - normally secured by a knurled nut off-centre within the 'can'. 'Wiring' normally makes contacts with terminals under the can. It's fitted on an installation -specific basis to the feed/source of the 'immersion heater' supply. Where does your 'wiring for ..' start and finish? what is on the hot-water cylinder top? Sorry, I could have been clearer. There is a mains wire going into the airing cupboard, but it terminates in a thermostat attached to the outside of the tank. There is no output cable from the thermostat. Presumably this is meant to continue on to an immersion heater? It ain't neccessarily so: - immersion heater _assemblies_ screw into the aperture we've decribed above, making a water tight seal. The assembly contains one or two elements each froming a 'U' shape [there can be a top-up heater and a longer full-cyclinder heater] on top of the assembly can usually be found a knob with an arrow pointing to a demand temperature for the heated water- this is sensed by a thermo-couple which itself is a long thin sensor fitting into a tube penetrating through the heating elements. In other words, the heating-sensing thermostat is contained within the 'Immersion Heater' assemby. An external clamped thermostat is _usually_ indicative of a boiler supplied heating system - in this case the thermostat is telling the boiler to cease producing heat for the water. You _may_ be looking at a 'wire' coming from and returning to the boiler. It may not be the 'mains wire' that you think; although it _may_ be switching 'mains' in a similar fashion to a light switch. Be very careful when examing this cable, dependant on the boiler control circuitry it may be at mains voltage ... and probably changes dependant on whether your boiler is 'ON' 'OFF' CH HW or CH+HW .... :) The nut on the boss is slightly bigger than my biggest spanner, so I've not tried to remove it, also I don't want to introduce a chance of a leak until I've got a fair idea I can just put an immersion heater in there. 'Immersion spanners' are quite cheap and have only one use .... :) they can usually be found in the sheds adjacent to the cylinders in the plumbing sections. They are big hex cut-outs from cheapish metal usually with a shortish cranked handle. They're not pretty; but necessary. What you _will need is an electrical feed for the immersion heater, Locating, and routing for such a service is IMHO beyond the scope of this post. -- Brian |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone
wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Yes I think the little thermostat 'is' something to do with the central heating, nothing to do with the immersion heater, I will leave well alone. There is a separate power supply in the airing cupboard with it's own fusebox switch (next to the electricity consumer unit) marked 'shower' (though no shower was ever fitted). This is a pretty hefty cable. I think I could use this for an immersion heater. I will get someonje in to look at it I think. Thanks for all help. |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Steve Gouldstone wrote: On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Yes I think the little thermostat 'is' something to do with the central heating, nothing to do with the immersion heater, I will leave well alone. There is a separate power supply in the airing cupboard with it's own fusebox switch (next to the electricity consumer unit) marked 'shower' (though no shower was ever fitted). This is a pretty hefty cable. I think I could use this for an immersion heater. I will get someonje in to look at it I think. Thanks for all help. How is your water currently heated, and why do you want an immersion heater? Mine is heated by my gas central heating boiler - even in summer when the heating is off - and the immersion heater is used only in emergencies. If I didn't happen to have one, I don't think I'd suddenly be fitting one. If the blanking plug has been in the cylinder for 20 years, it's going to be a s*d to remove - and you may well end up scrapping the cylinder in the process. [It's probably time for a new - fast recovery - model anyway!] -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 15:51:20 -0000, "Set Square"
wrote: How is your water currently heated, and why do you want an immersion heater? Mine is heated by my gas central heating boiler - even in summer when the heating is off - and the immersion heater is used only in emergencies. If I didn't happen to have one, I don't think I'd suddenly be fitting one. If the blanking plug has been in the cylinder for 20 years, it's going to be a s*d to remove - and you may well end up scrapping the cylinder in the process. [It's probably time for a new - fast recovery - model anyway!] Because my boiler has just died and I have no hot water, I see an immersion heater as a good temporary measure to get hot water for a few weeks while the CH system is replaced. I'll probably be getting a combi boiler, so the tank will be thrown away anyway. |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Steve Gouldstone wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 15:51:20 -0000, "Set Square" wrote: How is your water currently heated, and why do you want an immersion heater? Mine is heated by my gas central heating boiler - even in summer when the heating is off - and the immersion heater is used only in emergencies. If I didn't happen to have one, I don't think I'd suddenly be fitting one. If the blanking plug has been in the cylinder for 20 years, it's going to be a s*d to remove - and you may well end up scrapping the cylinder in the process. [It's probably time for a new - fast recovery - model anyway!] Because my boiler has just died and I have no hot water, I see an immersion heater as a good temporary measure to get hot water for a few weeks while the CH system is replaced. I'll probably be getting a combi boiler, so the tank will be thrown away anyway. Fair enough - your emergency has already happened! -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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"Set Square" wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Steve Gouldstone wrote: Because my boiler has just died and I have no hot water, I see an immersion heater as a good temporary measure to get hot water for a few weeks while the CH system is replaced. I'll probably be getting a combi boiler, so the tank will be thrown away anyway. Fair enough - your emergency has already happened! ......and the disaster of a combi boiler is to follow along shortly :-) -- |
Not much to add but when you buy the heater, make sure it is for vertical use and not too long. Your tank will have a calorifier inside so you need to shine a torch inside the tank to check how long a heater you can use. Has to be short enough not to foul the calorifier.
If there is an electical 'spur' it should be 13 A which is enough for a standard 2.5 - 3.0 kW heater. Use proper heat resistant flex of at least 15 A capacity and if there isn't a swirch, put one in and make sure that is also 15A. Finally, if you aren't absolutely certain you can cope with all that, don't even go there, buy yourself a qualified electician. Don't become an inadvertent 'Live wire!!! Docusk |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matt wrote: "Set Square" wrote: In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Steve Gouldstone wrote: Because my boiler has just died and I have no hot water, I see an immersion heater as a good temporary measure to get hot water for a few weeks while the CH system is replaced. I'll probably be getting a combi boiler, so the tank will be thrown away anyway. Fair enough - your emergency has already happened! .....and the disaster of a combi boiler is to follow along shortly :-) Ah - that'll need a new thread - but I agree! -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks Yes they are as long as there is a removable plug. You will need an immersion heater spanner. Tip: It is safer to undo the plug using the spanner and tapping it, than to pull the spanner continuously. The copper is less likely to distort. The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. NOT on the threads Andy - it sets like concrete! With an immersion heater the seal is between the flat face of the immersion and the face of the cylinder boss where the fibre joint is located. A light smear of compound on these faces to assist the fibre joint is all that should be required. I put a couple of turns of PTFE on the threads not as a seal but as a lubricant so the immersion can be removed later if required, without destroying the cylinder |
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John wrote:
"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks Yes they are as long as there is a removable plug. You will need an immersion heater spanner. Tip: It is safer to undo the plug using the spanner and tapping it, than to pull the spanner continuously. The copper is less likely to distort. The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. NOT on the threads Andy - it sets like concrete! With an immersion heater the seal is between the flat face of the immersion and the face of the cylinder boss where the fibre joint is located. A light smear of compound on these faces to assist the fibre joint is all that should be required. I put a couple of turns of PTFE on the threads not as a seal but as a lubricant so the immersion can be removed later if required, without destroying the cylinder I did mine a few weeks ago with no compound at all - with a few turns of PTFE for the same reason you used it. |
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Set Square wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Matt wrote: "Set Square" wrote: In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Steve Gouldstone wrote: Because my boiler has just died and I have no hot water, I see an immersion heater as a good temporary measure to get hot water for a few weeks while the CH system is replaced. I'll probably be getting a combi boiler, so the tank will be thrown away anyway. Fair enough - your emergency has already happened! .....and the disaster of a combi boiler is to follow along shortly :-) Ah - that'll need a new thread - but I agree! I think there are plenty enough threads on that topic - it being covered here on a weekly basis! |
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"Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message ... On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks Yes they are as long as there is a removable plug. You will need an immersion heater spanner. Tip: It is safer to undo the plug using the spanner and tapping it, than to pull the spanner continuously. The copper is less likely to distort. The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. |
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Doctor Drivel wrote: "Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message ... On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks Yes they are as long as there is a removable plug. You will need an immersion heater spanner. Tip: It is safer to undo the plug using the spanner and tapping it, than to pull the spanner continuously. The copper is less likely to distort. The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! What is your bidding, Oh great one? |
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wrote in message oups.com... Doctor Drivel wrote: "Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message ... On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:45:54 +0000, Steve Gouldstone wrote: My hot water tank has wiring for an immersion heater, but one isn't fitted. The tank, I would guess is about 20 years old. Is the fitting standard - ie can I just buy an immersion heater and be sure it will fit? Thanks Yes they are as long as there is a removable plug. You will need an immersion heater spanner. Tip: It is safer to undo the plug using the spanner and tapping it, than to pull the spanner continuously. The copper is less likely to distort. The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! I doubt that. You appear beyond redemption. |
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In article ,
Doctor Drivel wrote: The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Great way to do things. If it doesn't work, try again. Like hack sawing through plastic pipe. Remind us once again how you earn a living? But obviously with no repeat customers? Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Love the 'compound' bit. Anyone with more than one brain cell would name the product on a DIY group. -- *Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"Andy Hall" who is not Matt wrote in message .. . The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Dribble, I agree. The last time I fitted one I used a smear of Loctite instant gasket maker on both faces of the fibre washer and a few wraps of PTFE on the threads. It sealed first time. I'm not Lord Hall by the way. I'm M A T T get it? -- |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matt wrote: Dribble, I agree. The last time I fitted one I used a smear of Loctite instant gasket maker on both faces of the fibre washer and a few wraps of PTFE on the threads. It sealed first time. I'm not Lord Hall by the way. I'm M A T T get it? Dribble gets you mixed up - because he can't conceive that there could possibly be *two* (or more!) people who consistently rubbish his ramblings! -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" through a haze of senile flatulence wrote in message ... In article , Doctor Drivel wrote: The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Great way to do things. Of course. snip senility |
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"Matt" aka Lord Hall wrote in message ... "Doctor Drivel" wrote: "Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message .. . The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Dribble, I agree. The last time I fitted one I used a smear of Loctite instant gasket maker on both faces of the fibre washer and a few wraps of PTFE on the threads. It sealed first time. Lord Hall, nice to know you got it right first time. I'm not Lord Hall by the way. I'm M A T T get it? Lord Hall, that is nice to know. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Doctor Drivel wrote: The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Great way to do things. If it doesn't work, try again. Like hack sawing through plastic pipe. Remind us once again how you earn a living? But obviously with no repeat customers? Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Love the 'compound' bit. Anyone with more than one brain cell would name the product on a DIY group. So what name would you give it then? |
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"Set Square" wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Matt wrote: Dribble, I agree. The last time I fitted one I used a smear of Loctite instant gasket maker on both faces of the fibre washer and a few wraps of PTFE on the threads. It sealed first time. I'm not Lord Hall by the way. I'm M A T T get it? Dribble gets you mixed up - because he can't conceive that there could possibly be *two* (or more!) people who consistently rubbish his ramblings! Apart from having a mildly similar taste in preferring good tools to cheapies, I cannot understand how the hell he could mix us up! -- |
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"Kaiser" wrote in message ... "Dave Plowman (News)" through a haze of senile flatulence wrote in message ... In article , Doctor Drivel wrote: The heater should come with a fibre sealing washer, but some sealant such as Boss White or equivalent is needed for the threads. More amateur tripe. Appalling. You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Great way to do things. If it doesn't work, try again. Like hack sawing through plastic pipe. Remind us once again how you earn a living? But obviously with no repeat customers? Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Love the 'compound' bit. Anyone with more than one brain cell would name the product on a DIY group. So what name would you give it then? The senile one would call it Arthur. |
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On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:11:10 +0000, Matt
wrote: "Set Square" wrote: In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Matt wrote: Dribble, I agree. The last time I fitted one I used a smear of Loctite instant gasket maker on both faces of the fibre washer and a few wraps of PTFE on the threads. It sealed first time. I'm not Lord Hall by the way. I'm M A T T get it? Dribble gets you mixed up - because he can't conceive that there could possibly be *two* (or more!) people who consistently rubbish his ramblings! Apart from having a mildly similar taste in preferring good tools to cheapies, I cannot understand how the hell he could mix us up! I know. Beats me as well. Well actually I do understand. He spends so much time trying to run his alter egos, finding it difficult and not succeeding very well that he assumes that everybody else is doing the same thing. I guess it's a form of paranoia.... -- ..andy |
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"John Anderton" having a break from shagging sheep wrote in message ... On 8 Nov 2005 03:03:15 -0800, wrote: Doctor Drivel wrote: You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! It's eerie isn't it ? Tell us about it. Sheep and all. |
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In message , John Anderton
writes On 8 Nov 2005 03:03:15 -0800, wrote: Doctor Drivel wrote: You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! It's eerie isn't it ? Twice in one week is more scary than eerie -- geoff |
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On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:40:46 GMT, raden wrote:
In message , John Anderton writes On 8 Nov 2005 03:03:15 -0800, wrote: Doctor Drivel wrote: You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! It's eerie isn't it ? Twice in one week is more scary than eerie What was the other time? Must have missed that. -- ..andy |
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"raden" wrote in message ... In message , Andy Hall writes On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:40:46 GMT, raden wrote: In message , John Anderton writes On 8 Nov 2005 03:03:15 -0800, wrote: Doctor Drivel wrote: You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! It's eerie isn't it ? Twice in one week is more scary than eerie What was the other time? Must have missed that. I can't remember, but he / she / it definitely said something uncharacteristically sensible ... **** happens Maxie, I was in Costo in Watford today. Great tellies there. |
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"Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message ... On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:40:46 GMT, raden wrote: In message , John Anderton resting from sheep writes On 8 Nov 2005 03:03:15 -0800, wrote: Doctor Drivel wrote: You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! It's eerie isn't it ? Twice in one week is more scary than eerie What was the other time? Must have missed that. Matt, it is clear you miss a lot in life |
Immersion heater threading
In message , Doctor Drivel
writes "raden" wrote in message ... In message , Andy Hall writes On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:40:46 GMT, raden wrote: In message , John Anderton writes On 8 Nov 2005 03:03:15 -0800, wrote: Doctor Drivel wrote: You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! It's eerie isn't it ? Twice in one week is more scary than eerie What was the other time? Must have missed that. I can't remember, but he / she / it definitely said something uncharacteristically sensible ... **** happens Maxie, I was in Costo in Watford today. Great tellies there. I didn't even know that they had a plumbing section Were you sacked from your last place then ? -- geoff |
Immersion heater threading
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 00:10:38 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote: Maxie, I was in Costo in Watford today. Great tellies there. How did you qualify for a card? -- ..andy |
Immersion heater threading
raden wrote:
In message , Andy Hall writes On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:40:46 GMT, raden wrote: In message , John Anderton writes On 8 Nov 2005 03:03:15 -0800, wrote: Doctor Drivel wrote: You put NO compound on the thread. The immersion is supposed to have none whatsoever. Just clean the surfaces and tighten the immersion. The fibre washer may initially weep. But as it absorbs water it will expand making the seal. Try this first. If still a leak after the system has heated up, take it off and then lightly smear compound on both edges of the washer. Putting compound on the thread with act like glue and weld it in, in time, making some of them near impossible to remove. Halleluiah! I've seen the light! Drivel said something sensible! It's eerie isn't it ? Twice in one week is more scary than eerie What was the other time? Must have missed that. I can't remember, but he / she / it definitely said something uncharacteristically sensible ... **** happens tw I suppose with the constant twoddle the odd gem will inevitably slip through by accident. |
Immersion heater threading
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:31:43 UTC, Andy Hall wrote:
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 00:10:38 -0000, "Doctor Drivel" wrote: Maxie, I was in Costo in Watford today. Great tellies there. How did you qualify for a card? He probably got a visitor pass ... he can't actually buy anything! -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by Avenue Supplies, http://avenuesupplies.co.uk |
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