I've got an ancient, maybe 40 or 50 years old, switch for the immersion heater in my airing cupboard. It's a thin-ish one, mounted on the wooden door frame.Increasingly, it gets hot in use and has started to smell slightly (I think it's a heated plastic type smell).I want to replace it with a switch like this , mounted in a steel back box, on the wall next to it. Am I allowed to do that?

I take it you mean 'in the wall' if its a flush mounting you are after.Sure as long as you do a pukka job that meets regulations - your biggest issue might be if you need to extend the wires...

Can I replace Immersion Heater Switch?

May 03, 2021 Last reply: 5 years ago 42 Replies

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newshound 5 years ago

Also, I can solder in tighter spaces than I can crimp.

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Andy Burns 5 years ago

Or were they 40-50 years ago?

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The Natural Philosopher 5 years ago

yes.

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