Electric Immersion Heater Costs?

No idea, but unless you have a power shower. Then surly it would be far better to get it replaced with a condensation boiler. Or whatever the new ones are.
 
Plumber will have to drain the water out the tank and replace the heating element, it was just screwed in the bottom of our one. I think the element was only about £25, but it's the labour that will cost. Our landlady foot that one though :)
 
The one I replaced for my mum screwed in the top - AFAIK most/all modern immersion heaters fit the same way therefore no need to drain the tank. ~£15 for the element and ~£5 for the giant spanner to remove the old one. Took me 10 minutes.
 
that sounds about right, assuming it's a top mounted one it's a job that should only take maybe half an hour maximum.

Just make sure to turn the power off to it at the fuse box first ;)
 
needed a blow torch to get ours out, if it wont come undone with the spanner jobby then get yourself a blowtorch and heat it up, it had some stupidly strong sealent round the edge
 
I had an E7 immersion element replaced by my sparky a year or so ago.

Cost £6 for the part (he went to B&Q and gave me the receipt), then £6 for labour :D
 
Always assuming that the element does need replacing, it would be around £20 if you do it yourself; pick a number if you call a plumber.
 
There was a nice long thread about exactly such a thing a few weeks ago. I remember replying to it many times.

You might want to call a plumber in. When replaces it, watch him and learn. Next time it goes, you do it yourself.

I know that Toolstation have replacement heating elements and thermostats for around £15. You will also need an immersion spanner, which would set you back around £10.

With regards to draining that tank, thats childsplay and costs nothing.
 
m4cc45 said:
Cool will look into getting it done myself. Should have mentioned I'm rubbish at DIY!


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the long thread hes mentioned was probably mine, im awful at DIY too but its a really simple task, my elements at the bottom of the tank so mine was just a case of:

drain the tank > heat up the edges of the element with a blow torch because of the sealent > unscrew > screw the new one in

hopefully you wont have to do the second step though, oh and obviously make sure you have the electricity completely cut off from it and know where to connect the wires on the new one :) (if you dont, just write down where they are on the old one)
 
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