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  1. U

    storage heater or not?

    Evening chaps usual Thursday evening dumb question coming up but I would appreciate a little help as Dr Google is not cooperating. An electric boiler (heatrae sadia amptec C900) running wet system radiators(normal rads) Would the radiators be considered to be storage heaters? may be more of a...
  2. M

    13amp socket for old storage heater

    Taking a old storage heater off the wall for my brother who would like a single socket in its place. It has it’s own circuit in the fuse board (b16 breaker) I know a little about electrics but don’t know if a standard 13amp socket will run off the breaker safely. Thanks in advance
  3. codger

    Replacing storage heater

    Good morning chaps. Needing some guidance if poss. Looking to replace an existing storage heater in a living room with a panel heater, but looking for something which will give max heat but with max efficiency too. The room is 5m x 5m x 2.5m. Thinking 2.5/3kW possibly, or equivalent. Can anyone...
  4. S

    Totally stumped. Night Storage Heater tripping out MCB, but ok on daytime circuit.

    Please help. I have a basic understanding of electirics, but 5 Electricians are stumped and I don't know where to go next. My mother in law heats her house by 4 Night Storage Heaters, all of which are wired to a Economy 7 supply/fuse board, with no RCD just MCB. The largest of the Night...
  5. E

    Why are all storage heater replacements on the top floor?

    can anyone answer me this riddle?
  6. Retroelectric

    Ficher Storage Heaters

    Hi all. Does anyone know anything about Fischer Storage Heaters? Someone asked me if a quote from them seemed ok, its to remove 2 Storage heaters and install 4 of these heaters in a top floor flat and it came to £6000+VAT. Obviously haven't seen the job, have been told loft is empty so access...
  7. M

    Two storage heaters and supply.

    Hi. I am planning to fit two storage heaters - 2.55kW and 3.4 kW. They will be feeded from two 2.5 mm2 T&E cable from CU, just before connected via DP 20A switch. Will it be good to mount at CU timer like that: 2 Channel 16A Weekly Digital Time Switch with Key EG005 | CEF -...
  8. kingeri

    Replacing storage heaters with panel heaters

    Got a job coming up replacing 3 old storage heaters with panel heaters. Customer is coming off E7. Had a look today and was expecting the usual 3 x 16A MCBs, but found that all 3 heaters are on a single 6mm^2 circuit. There is an 850W unit, a 2.55kW and a 3.4kW one sitting on a 32A MCB. I have...
  9. Scottish Scientist

    Wind, storage and back-up system designer

    Wind, storage and back-up system designer Peak demand, wind and back-up power / energy usage and storage capacity calculator For the specification and design of renewable energy electricity generation systems which successfully smooth intermittent wind generation to serve customer demand, 24...
  10. R

    Storage Heater Recommendations

    Hi Guys, Been asked by a family friend for advice about what storage heaters to go for. They've got 4 in total in the house and have said only ones working properly so want them all changing. What are people recommending when being asked by customers to change all storage heaters? I'm currently...
  11. J

    My economy7 storage heater and water heater are not working. The Triton shower is not working.

    Hello. I have just bought my first property ( although an OAP) and have only just moved in. It has storage heaters, emersion water heater and a Triton shower, none of which appear to have any power to them. The main power switches are down , so is the separate shower power switch. The only thing...
  12. L

    Storage heater / Oil filled radiator / Ceramic radiator?????

    I’ve just bought a 1 bed apartment with storage heaters from the early 1980’s with no thermostat. The apartment is electric only and I’m trying to work out what is the best replacement for the old storage heaters. I have economy 7 What I can’t work out is am I best to go for: 1. Storage...
  13. LWS_Electrical

    Off peak tariff battery storage charging

    Customer has battery storage charged from solar panels and off peak supply. Should I be getting a 230v shock from the off peak cable when it's disconnected from the off peak DB? I would of thought there would be a diode to prevent 230v from the battery or solar panels from interacting with the...
  14. Sparky_marky2

    Storage Heater with 4 wires

    My mum bought some storage heaters with in built thermostat and I noticed there were 4 wires, live, neutral, earth and a black cable. I've wired storage heaters before and they didn't have this 4th black cable. How is this 4th cable wired? She has Economy 10 in the house is it possible to wire...
  15. T

    Storage Yard Lighting - Supplier Reccomendations

    Hi guys, I've been asked to change an existing lighting setup in a large storage yard. Basically at the moment there are a number of lamp posts with a mixture of 250w and 400w metal halide lights (1 or 2 lights per post). I've been told from the main building contractor that the columns aren't...
  16. C

    Changing storage heaters to electric radiators

    I've been asked to remove two storage heater and replace them for electric radiators. The storage heaters are on their own dedicated circuits protected by 16A mcb. There is no RCD protection. It is currently on E7 but the customer is planning to move to a single tariff. I will change the...
  17. S

    Query on Storage Heaters

    From these photos can anyone tell me if these storage heaters are manual or automatic charge and are they fan assisted ??
  18. The Solar King

    Good News on Solar plus Storage and VAT

    Have had announcement today from HMRC on Solar plus storage. If installed at the same time, whole package attracts VAT at 5%. Previous ruling had been 20% on the battery. We are working on getting retrofit of storage to existing systems down to the same level. This is all one step at a time...
  19. marcusone

    New E7 meter. Do I still need a timer for storage heater circuits?

    Hi guys I'm out of touch with modern meters and haven't done a E7 install for years. Trying to get info on a Ace9000 Kbd prepayment Economy 7 meter. I've installed an additional cu for two storage heater circuits. Empty flat and supplier has left an isolator after the meter. Can I connect...
  20. S

    Old Storage Heater

    Hi, Can anyone identify this storage heater manufacturer. It has a small label DA83 series C. Dark Brown in colour size is 960mm x 670mm. Cheers
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