[Michael Peterson]

for those of you that use an immersion heater, do you upgrade hose and hose locks or at luke warm are you ok

[DeLuce]

Hi Michael, no need to change your fixings or hose. I used mine for a few years now and only when quite hot does it start to test the integrity of your couplings. Even then the normal microbore (yellow Gardiner hose for me) and pole hose is ok.
If your just taking the chill off , no problem at all. Ive had mine at 48 degrees and all was ok, the pipe just got a bit more 'stretchy'.

[Plankton]

Anyone got realistic costs for heating x amount of water with an immersion

[AuRavelling79]

When the weather is cold overnight (minus 6 to minus 2 degrees) I set my 3kw immersion for 6 hours; when minus 2 to + 4 then 5 hours. +5 to about +8 then 4 hours. All give or take.

Work on a 16/17p per KW Hour and it's about 50p an hour - so £2 - £3 per night. Business expense too of course.

Well worth it for 25 - 30 degree water in the tank at the start of the day and 20 plus at the end - supple hoses, warmer hands, what's not to like?

650L tank BTW.

[J.D]

When the weather is cold overnight (minus 6 to minus 2 degrees) I set my 3kw immersion for 6 hours; when minus 2 to + 4 then 5 hours. +5 to about +8 then 4 hours. All give or take.

Work on a 16/17p per KW Hour and it's about 50p an hour - so £2 - £3 per night. Business expense too of course.

Well worth it for 25 - 30 degree water in the tank at the start of the day and 20 plus at the end - supple hoses, warmer hands, what's not to like?

650L tank BTW.

Great post Gold, exactly the information I was looking. Do you have yours permanently attached to your tank?

[lozsing]

if you go on a economy 7 meter like me its about £1 a night

[AuRavelling79]

When the weather is cold overnight (minus 6 to minus 2 degrees) I set my 3kw immersion for 6 hours; when minus 2 to + 4 then 5 hours. +5 to about +8 then 4 hours. All give or take.

Work on a 16/17p per KW Hour and it's about 50p an hour - so £2 - £3 per night. Business expense too of course.

Well worth it for 25 - 30 degree water in the tank at the start of the day and 20 plus at the end - supple hoses, warmer hands, what's not to like?

650L tank BTW.

Great post Gold, exactly the information I was looking. Do you have yours permanently attached to your tank?

Yes; as you cut a hole and seal it in I cannot see another way. I just tuck the lead (16 amp sockets) in a coil to the side.

Note the post re: economy seven - although you then pay a little more for "daytime hours".

[J.D]

Thank you