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Tractorfan · 12th Apr 2020, 6:21 pm

Hi,
Slightly OT, but on the subject of immersion heaters, I was asked to fit a new switch for a friend of my wife's.
For many years the heater had been supplied via an white MK 13 amp switched plug in a surface mount socket screwed to the shelf in the airing cupboard. The heater was rated at 4Kw, and I was surprised that the switch contacts and fuse had lasted so long!
I dismantled the plug and found little damage to the contacts. I still have it, and it's now in retirement and wired to my Safeblock.
Cheers, Pete.

12th Apr 2020, 6:21 pm	#7
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,184	Re: Very Old (Immersion Heater?) Switch Hi, Slightly OT, but on the subject of immersion heaters, I was asked to fit a new switch for a friend of my wife's. For many years the heater had been supplied via an white MK 13 amp switched plug in a surface mount socket screwed to the shelf in the airing cupboard. The heater was rated at 4Kw, and I was surprised that the switch contacts and fuse had lasted so long! I dismantled the plug and found little damage to the contacts. I still have it, and it's now in retirement and wired to my Safeblock. Cheers, Pete. __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."