[Neil Gornall]

With the temps being a major problem this year I decided to give the heater element a try like a few others on here.

I fitted it yesterday (sat) and so far it seems to be working very well.

For those who may be a bit cautious I would say give it a go its simple. I dont see this as a long term solution to working with hot water but as a short term way of keeping us working it certainly does the trick.

I took a few photos whilst fitting it so thought I would post them here in the hope it may help others see just how simple it is.

[Neil Gornall]

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[BORBRYCE]

Cheers Neil, I just ordered all that stuff this morning. What size hole saw is that? I have lost some of mine, also the rubber seal, did you fit it inside or out.

[poole bay]

how long does it take to heat mate

[Matthew Bateman]

Not as long as it takes to download 10MB of images I'd imagine.

You could enjoy 90 secs of a porn movie for that amount of bandwidth. Doesn't anyone on here know what a picture resizer is?

No bloody wonder the forum is so slow.

[Matthew Bateman]

I have resized the first pic, it shows everything you need to show and is 14% the size of the original one.


 

[FCS]

Thanks for posting the pics matey, I had it in my head that it couldn't be as simple as I thought it was, but it looks like it IS!   if that makes sense.     

I'll be buying stuff this week I think.   

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Superb post Neil. Very good to see the prosess in pics.

Any chance you could list the parts & specs please?

[Neil Gornall]

Not as long as it takes to download 10MB of images I'd imagine.

You could enjoy 90 secs of a porn movie for that amount of bandwidth. Doesn't anyone on here know what a picture resizer is?

No bloody wonder the forum is so slow.

Appologies Matt, I was just trying to help.
I have removed all the pictures you dont think are worth looking at.

[Jack Wallace]

Is it any wonder newbies dont like posting on here,

As soon as they do they get berated!

We are bloody window cleaners not computer programmers. 

Its a shame as those pictures were very good, and for someone thinking of installing a heating element they showed just how to do it.

Way to go Matt!!!!

[Richard 01903]

Where are the pics Would have deen nice to see them all! is there a nut to screw on the immersion thred?

[scud]

Is it any wonder newbies dont like posting on here,

As soon as they do they get berated!

We are bloody window cleaners not computer programmers. 

Its a shame as those pictures were very good, and for someone thinking of installing a heating element they showed just how to do it.

Way to go Matt!!!!

  Neil, as am I, is not a newbie to this site, or to window cleaning in general.

  Neil has been using WFP for a long time and knows his stuff, his business is testament to that, perhaps the time he spends on his work is the reason why he didn't or doesn't know how to resize an image.

  I think what has happened here answers the other post of "where are all the oldies?", perhaps some here should shut up and either take the advice some of us more experienced operators of the kit have to offer, either that or don't bother reading it if you don't want to learn.

[poole bay]

going back to what i said how long does it take to heat mate its not worth doing it its going to take 6 hours to heat
 

[Neil Gornall]

going back to what i said how long does it take to heat mate its not worth doing it its going to take 6 hours to heat
 

Not sure why you would think that.
If I leave my element on for 6 hours it costs me 63 pence. I think that is a fair price to pay for a day working with hot water.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

going back to what i said how long does it take to heat mate its not worth doing it its going to take 6 hours to heat
 

Not sure why you would think that.
If I leave my element on for 6 hours it costs me 63 pence. I think that is a fair price to pay for a day working with hot water.

I would look again at that neil   I would guess a 3kw element @ approx 12p per kwhour = 36p per hour?

[formb]

going back to what i said how long does it take to heat mate its not worth doing it its going to take 6 hours to heat
 

Not sure why you would think that.
If I leave my element on for 6 hours it costs me 63 pence. I think that is a fair price to pay for a day working with hot water.

I would look again at that neil   I would guess a 3kw element @ approx 12p per kwhour = 36p per hour?

I'm on 9.45 per KwH.

£1.70 for 6 hours.

[Neil Gornall]

going back to what i said how long does it take to heat mate its not worth doing it its going to take 6 hours to heat
 

Not sure why you would think that.
If I leave my element on for 6 hours it costs me 63 pence. I think that is a fair price to pay for a day working with hot water.

I would look again at that neil   I would guess a 3kw element @ approx 12p per kwhour = 36p per hour?

I dont need to "look again" 
I got it right the first time.

My tarrif is
13.434 per kilowatt-hour between 07.45 and 00.45
3.500 per kilowatt-hour between 00.45 and 07.45

Therefore if I switch on at 01.00 till 07.00 thats 6 hours @ 3.5p per kilowatt
I have a 3kw heater so thats 10.5p per hour
multiply by 6 = 63p

[Matthew Bateman]

Is it any wonder newbies dont like posting on here,

As soon as they do they get berated!

We are bloody window cleaners not computer programmers. 

Its a shame as those pictures were very good, and for someone thinking of installing a heating element they showed just how to do it.

Way to go Matt!!!!

Jack, those installations were highly dubious to say the least. The cables being used were well below standard for the wattage they were carrying.

Lighting cables for an immersion heater. It would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous.

Are you suggesting its okay to illustrate something, using pictures, that's not up to the job, has been devised by an amateur and is being bandied about as something that is perfectly fine with little regard or consideration for others and is an obvious danger?

You might want to turn a blind eye to be able to earn a few more quid, I stand by my principles though. If you dont like it tough.