Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Immersion switch not turning off + hot

  • 04-06-2013 09:14PM
    #1
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,786 ✭✭✭


    Hi my immersion switch wont turn off and the switch is hot to touch, ive tried switching off at the mains (to cool the switch) and it still wont go off. Any ideas what could have caused it and how to fix.


Comments

  • #2
    TheBody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭TheBody


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    Hi my immersion switch wont turn off and the switch is hot to touch, ive tried switching off at the mains (to cool the switch) and it still wont go off. Any ideas what could have caused it and how to fix.

    Sounds like a loose connection in the switch that has fused it on. Turn of the correct MCB and have a peep at it or get a sparks to have a look at it.


  • #3
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    Is the switch marked immersion on distribution board not turning off at all , its possible the contacts may have welded on the immersion switch


  • #4
    mikehammer67
    Closed Accounts Posts: 699 ✭✭✭mikehammer67


    it'll have to be replaced anyhow at this stage


  • #5
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,786 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    I switched off the one marked immersion and it turned off all the sockets.! I switched it to sink only and the switch seems to have cooled but still can't turn off. will get a sparks to have a look.


  • #6
    TheBody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭TheBody


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    I switched off the one marked immersion and it turned off all the sockets.! I switched it to sink only and the switch seems to have cooled but still can't turn off. will get a sparks to have a look.

    It's probably labelled incorrectly. Did you try the other MCB's ?


  • Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement