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I had a plumber who came and installed a “burnout element” in my immersion heater but when he left the switch that the immersion heater is connected to, started to spark and smoke and nearly caused an electrical fire. He claims that he never touched the switch and that him changing the element, could not have caused the problems with the switch!
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Perhaps the new element draws more current than the old one an that can cause the switch to malfunction.I am sure that the plumber forgot to check the switch if it was strong enough for that new element.Bad plumber!!!!
And where did this ‘plumber’ come from? Get in touch with local office of fair trading.
Why did you ask him to install a "burnt out" element why not a new one.
I assume you meant he installed a new one and I agree with him that installing a new element would not make the switch faulty. What is more likely is that the switch was faulty and this cause the fault with the heater. Once a new unit was installed the switch was once again in use the fault in the switch finally caused the fire
To me it sound like he has wired it up wrong,get onto trading standards quick before this(plumber)kills someone
Good idea getting a plumber to change an element, I know an electrician who’ll change your taps for you.
Sound`s like this guy has wired the element up wrong !
Contact a corgi registered plumber get him to check it out , if he say`s it was the other guy`s fault then report him to corgi !
They will seek prosecution !
And you can try to claim back the money you paid him !
The max you should pay a corgi registered guy for the job is £40 labour only . and the job should take no more than 35 minute`s .
I don’t see why he would have touched the switch to change the element, he would only have to disconnect the wires at the element end to to replace it. I think the wires in the switch had worked loose naturally and started to arc
well to replace these elements he had to wire it up to the power… which of course since he isnt qualified he shouldnt have touched…and YES this could have caused a short which produced the sparks… in question…BTW I’ve wired many of these.. myself….AFTER the plumber installed it…they never should wire them up!
ask the plumber for the old heater and have an earth insulation test also measure the resistance of the element as the fault could have been the switch in the first place. electrician 40 yrs in trade
by him humping good he mite do a good job oh and tell yo momma that ill be round tonight to fix the bed!!!!!!!!!!
S_ _ T HAPPENS,Even if he turned the switch on and off it would not cause the switch to fail. Nor would a larger element. It was ready to go anyway and he just happened to be the last one to use it. If it is directly on the heater, their crap anyway. Most have bypassed long ago.
The plumber had to touch the switch to switch off or he would have to connect the element live and that i doubt but it sounds like a separate fault with the switch and i agree that the changed element would not cause this problem