Immersion Heater Temperature Question

manofthefora

The hot water from the immersion is too hot. I want to turn down the temperature. I attach a photo of the top of the unit.
If I open the nut and remove the silver casing, will I be able to adjust the temperature?
I am familiar with electricity and will of course have the supply switched off.
MOTF

listermint

manofthefora wrote: »

The hot water from the immersion is too hot. I want to turn down the temperature. I attach a photo of the top of the unit.
If I open the nut and remove the silver casing, will I be able to adjust the temperature?
I am familiar with electricity and will of course have the supply switched off.
MOTF

Why are you running it for so long.

Just turn it off earlier....

Effects

You can turn it down. Just have to be careful about legionnaires disease. You'll have to keep the temp in the cylinder above 50 Celsius.

manofthefora

Thanks, it's only on for one hour every twelve hours.
Sounds like I'll find an adjustable thermostat under that silver casing? Right?
What's a typical temp? At the minute it's too hot to wash your hands.
MOTF

Calahonda52

it should be 60/65 and will be too hot for hand washing without cold

GinSoaked

I'm fairly sure that the couple of immersion heaters I've replaced recently had thermostats with a sticker on them covering over the screw adjuster that said something like "Preset 60°C". Think we found that a little low but then discovered that changing them just a little made a massive change to water temperature so I needed to try a few other minor changes to get the temperature that we wanted.

manofthefora

Final word:
Reviewing all the comments above, I have decided to leave well alone - and put up with the odd scalding
MOTF