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I was recently called to an immersion heater problem. The top entry 27 inch immersion heater was installed in a new copper cylinder that was much higher than the immersion heater length. I reckon that a 36 inch immersion heater could have been installed. What was the logic of installing a new copper cylinder where the bottom quarter of cylinder water will never be heated?

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    What was the logic of installing a new copper cylinder where the bottom quarter of cylinder water will never be heated?

    How much space is there between the top of the cylinder and the ceiling/cupboard top? Just thinking about maintenance...

       - Andy.

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    There is plenty of room for a 36 inch element. The old tank was perhaps 200 litres + as it was a two element economy 7 type, one side entry top and another at the bottom. The new cylinder can easily take a 36 inch element leaving say 5 to 6 inches at the bottom. There is no internal coil as the house has no gas or oil boiler.

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    There is plenty of room for a 36 inch element. The old tank was perhaps 200 litres + as it was a two element economy 7 type, one side entry top and another at the bottom. The new cylinder can easily take a 36 inch element leaving say 5 to 6 inches at the bottom. There is no internal coil as the house has no gas or oil boiler.

    Z.

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