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| + | This is a common issue on properties that have had a cylinder swapped out at some point without the heater or immersion being reassessed against the new capacity, or where a replacement part has been fitted on availability rather than on matching the original specification. The parts most often involved in correcting it are the immersion element itself, sized correctly in kW for the cylinder' | ||
| + | For a trade buyer troubleshooting inconsistent hot water on an otherwise healthy system, checking the heater' | ||
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| + | Signs worth watching for on a job include a shower or tap that has visibly lost pressure without any obvious blockage, a heating element or immersion that keeps tripping or under-performing, | ||
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| + | Here is the trade-off in practice. An electric shower heats mains water instantaneously as it passes through, the same principle as an instantaneous water heater, and the incoming cold-water temperature sets the starting point. In winter, mains water arrives colder, so the unit needs a bigger temperature rise to reach a comfortable shower temperature. To manage that rise within its rated kW, it has to reduce the flow rate passing through the element. That is why the same shower can feel noticeably weaker on a cold morning than it did in the summer: it is not faulty, it is doing exactly what its rating allows. | ||
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| + | An instantaneous electric water heater does not store hot water at all. Cold mains water passes through a heating element on its way to the tap, and the unit's kW rating decides how much temperature rise it can deliver at a given flow rate. Push more flow through it and the water comes out cooler; the physics does not bend. That makes instantaneous units a sensible spec for a single low-demand outlet, a small flat, a static caravan, a workshop sink or a holiday let where two people are never running hot water at once. | ||
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| + | Cost is the other real variable. Braided hoses cost more than rubber equivalents, | ||