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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richard jagger on December 29, 2011, 12:12:09 pm

Title: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: richard jagger on December 29, 2011, 12:12:09 pm

Some time back someone said the size off hole one needed to cut for a immersion heater in a tank. I also need to know the tool use for this job.

Title: Re: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on December 29, 2011, 12:23:34 pm

I would imagine the hole size will be listed in the instructions.

Title: Re: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: richard jagger on December 29, 2011, 01:16:40 pm

NO GD window cleaning They would fit a  pre - threaded hole on a boiler . Some guys have them fitted on there tank which they needed to cut a hole.IT was on a old thread on this forum but cannot find.

Title: Re: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on December 29, 2011, 01:38:37 pm

You can buy threaded and flanged, you should be fitting the flanged type

Title: Re: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: FCS on December 29, 2011, 02:59:17 pm

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=129758.0

There are pics in the thread above showing how I did mine..  I chose not to use a hole saw as it seemed a bit imprecise and I wanted to cut the hole right tight so the immersion would cut its own thread as I screwed it in. Still going strong. (I used a dremel type tool after marking the hole too small deliberately and then gradually making it bigger until it was just right).

I've just done one with a mechanical flange for a friend (google "mechanical flange immersion", you'll see what it is), but they're increasingly difficult to find now, old tech.. Toolstation used to have em but not any more. I got mine from Ebay for twice the price, and they've gone up another two pounds since I bought mine just a couple weeks ago. The only caveat I have about  using a mechanical flange is that the standard wydale tanks that I have experience with are just a BIT too thick to use with the flange, you have to mod the flange and it's a pain to get it tight, but it is certainly do-able.

good luck!

Title: Re: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on December 29, 2011, 06:38:37 pm

Matts c l e a n i n g f o r u m has the best ever immersion thread on it, pictures, instructions the lot!

Go there, & search "immersion's going in" ;)

Title: Re: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: tlwcs on October 23, 2016, 02:41:23 pm

Quote from: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on December 29, 2011, 06:38:37 pm

Matts c l e a n i n g f o r u m has the best ever immersion thread on it, pictures, instructions the lot!

Go there, & search "immersion's going in" ;)

Shame, I remember that thread and now that forum is not running the pictures and info seems to be lost.
Anybody know if he's on Facebook or if the info was on here?
Tony

Title: Re: Immersion heater hole size
Post by: Dave Willis on October 24, 2016, 03:25:53 pm

There was one on here about three weeks ago when I fitted mine.