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What is an Immersion Heater?

Posted by Bob Bulmer on Fri 27th July 2007 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Plumbing

An immersion heater is a storage cylinder which includes an electric element for heating water.

There are three different types of immersion heater:

Top Entry - one element extending top to bottom of a cylinder.

Top Entry with two elements - one element is longer and used for cheap night electricity. One element is shorter for heating little quantities of water as required.

Side Entry - usually comes as a pair of elements, one situated at the bottom for heating the entire cylinder and one at the top for heating small quantities of water.

All immersion heaters have adjustable thermostats.

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