It is an electric heater, with the heating elements in a straight line (a strip)
There are usually 2 on a domestic electric heater, one about a foot from the top and the other near the bottom, both attached to the elements.
If you are talking about a wall switch for the heater, check to see if the heater has its own internal thermostat or switch as this might be in the off position and not allow the heater to turn on. If you are talking about a switch on the heater itself, then yes in all probability the switch is not working.
A limit switch is a switch that will shut off a burner at the highest temp that is allowed. Example:If the limit is set at 200 degrees, the inside of your heater will heat up to that temp, then the burner will shut off. The blower motor or circulator pump will move the air or water around your house. When the inside of your heater cools down anywhere from 15-25 degrees, the burner will come back on & the cycle repeats itself over & over until the thermostat is satisfied.
I had the same problem. Turns out it was the thermal limit switch. Very inexpensive and easy fix.
Where is heater control switch
A mains lead is the power cable for the strip heater. The mains lead is single-insulated.
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A bimetallic strip is two different metals glued together. When the temperature changes each metal expands (or contracts) but by different amounts, so the strip as a whole ends up bending. This bending property can be used to turn on (or off) a heater switch.
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IT turns the heater on and off!