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immersion heater?

the light on switch for immersion heater comes on its economy 7 but the water is not heating while on cant even hear it working ,is it the element inside not working or is there a reset button i keep reading about needs setting ,if there is what do i do.
jim hodges, February 2011
no reset button,its either the thermostat,or the element,you need to test both with a test meter,
you should get around 19-20 ohms through the heater,you need to remove a wire from the thermostat that feeds the element,before you test or you will get wrong readings,turn power off first.

mm,, February 2011