So, I'm part-way through this weekend's jobs. (see my previous post on Tues)

TMV is installed for the shower, the new cold feed from the tank is in place and all the new cold-side plumbing seems to be leak free.

So far so good.

Now I need to replace the immersion element because it's gone (it's a Redring TS27T, apparently famous for going pop in aggressive hard water areas). I have the new element and a box spanner, but the old element just *won't* shift; looking closely it seems that the installer may have used LS-X or similar to fix it in place.

Has anyone got any advice on how to get it to shift? I've used the box spanner with a rubber mallet, but I'm scared to give it too much of a whack in case i break the cylinder...

Any tips or tricks I could try?

Thanks

Tim

Is the cylinder full or nearly full.

The spanner or large stilsons/grips are better.

Provided the cylinder is full a good smack with the hammer on the tommy bar may get it moving, otherwise a sharpish chisel and tap it off (chisel on the flat/points then knock it anti clockwise)

Note having the cylinder full gives it strength and stability.

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Thanks again Scruff - yes the cylinder is full as I only drained the loft tank through, so I can try the hammer/t-bar approach with a bit more effort and the chisel if that fails.

Fingers crossed.

Tim

Great! A couple of whacks with the (big) hammer and then it started to move.

New one is now fitted; I have one more minor problem...

The S-Flange I got from Screwfix has some enormous thread on it (about 32mm I think) but my tank vent is a standard 22mm.

I spoke to Screwfix who don't supply an adapter (F-F would be required - male fitting on both the Flange and the Tank), and of course all my local plumbers merchants were closed by the time I found this out...

For the time being I've put the existing vent pipework back on (Slamander say the Flange is optional with my head of water anyway) but I was wondering if you know of a suitable adapter? And even whether it would be worth doing, given that it would lift the Flange up in the tank and possibly back to the troublesome water level?

Thoughts?

Tim

Would need to see a pic of the cylinder, it doesn't sound normal.

A make as well if there's one mark.

I'm out now till late.

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