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  1. tony9i9i9i

    Economy 7 supply

    Hi all, as I said before I came back to the trade last year. I've been on a couple of jobs recently where the no longer used, cancelled, "cut off" Economy 7 supply was not exactly dead, in both cases testing just over 12V across the tails. Has anyone else noticed this?
  2. B

    Problems with off-peak circuit on Economy 7 - any help appreciated!

    Hi, So I'm trying to understand what's going on with my off-peak electricity supply, as something's wrong with it and I'm trying to determine if it's the responsibility of my energy supplier or I need to get an electrician out to take a look. Here are some pics: I live in a flat...
  3. L

    Economy 7 rewiring problem for storage heaters

    I recently got my flat rewired. It had old storage heaters and we plan on putting modern storage heaters in. The way the electrician did the rewiring means that there is only night time supply for the future heaters, although now I’m looking at buying heaters, I realise that all modern heaters...
  4. S

    Economy and business activity for domestic electricians

    Hi Everyone How are self employed people finding business lately? I feel like things have slowed down a bit. I've recently moved though and seasonally maybe things are slower. How do others feel, is business ticking over ok? Cheers.
  5. mgrandy38

    do i need fused socket? economy 7 tariff

    Long story short im on economy 7 tariff but have 2 types of heaters in my house 1 convector fused socket, 3 storage heaters not fused sockets. So ive changed to tubular heaters (reduced from 2.5kw down to 270w) but the only one that seems to be running is the convector fused socket. Dang! does...
  6. N

    Economy 7 quartz timer help

    Hi, My hot water hasn’t been working properly since beginning of Jan, only working when I press the boost mode for an hour. I had a new timer installed yesterday the economy 7 quartz however none of the dials seem to be moving on the timer and when I boost this the dial doesn’t work either. I...
  7. dominicj

    how should I wire my combi boiler with nest and economy 7?

    It's a worcester combi boiler with heating / hot water connected to the low rate economy 7. There is a nest thermostat controlling the temperature. The issue is that the heating is not very controllable. Should I get the boiler moved from low-rate ecomomy 7 to the high rate so it will be...
  8. C

    Can an electrician change the Economy 7 timer in a smart meter?

    Hello, I am on Economy 7 and I have storage heaters and a hot water tank connected to a separate CU for my off-peak usage. The timer that switches to the off-peak circuit at night on my newly installed SMETS2 smart meter is wrong so I am being overcharged by 50% for my night appliances. The...
  9. C

    Economy 7 dual meterage

    i recently moved into a bungalow. i have storage heaters (some 20-30 years old, some more modern). I have 2 CU's - one for Economy 7 and one for daytime usage. i also have 2 meters - one for day one for night time usage. My time clock is incorrect and i am getting cheap electric from 245am...
  10. E

    Horstmann Economy 7 Quartz Heater Help!

    Hello, Apologies if this type of question has been asked before. I have no gas in my house so rely on a water heater to heat the water tank. The water heater is a Horstmann Economy 7 quartz model. I have found the pdf manual online that vaguely describes how to change the timings the heater is...
  11. Dan

    How has 2022 been so far? How's the economy affecting you? Any tips?

    How has 2022 been so far? How's the economy affecting you? Any tips? This email has been sent to all members of the forum. I thought we could help each other out. How is your business doing? How has the economy (and I hear recession being said here and there in the news now) affected you at...
  12. L

    Economy 7 Should my "On Peak" switch be On

    I have a Gledhill PulsaCoil Echo system in my new retirement flat which is running on Economy 7. However there is a separate switch in a cupboard which is labelled "On Peak" - should it be on or off please. I have switched all the underfloor heating off on the room switches and have plenty of...
  13. bobmeades

    Oil verses economy 7 electricity for heating a hot Water tank?.

    With rising energy costs small differences in cost, are getting larger. So assuming a well insulated tank & not much water being used during the day Washing up & face wash then a bath in the evening would the immersion heater on Economy 7 be enough & comparison of cost with oil. Thanks.
  14. J

    Economy 7... two SPDs?

    Simple question. When installing a dual supply CU for a customer with economy 7 will you now be installing SPDs on both supplies? Yes, the heaters are resistive loads but they also contain electronics.
  15. C

    Horstmann Economy 7 Quartz heater always 'on' - doesn't turn off according to pre-set times on clock

    Hi all, I have quite an old Horstmann Economy 7 Quartz water heating system in my flat (installed around 2007). It's been working fine until the last month, now the water heater always seems to be 'on'. The clock is set to the correct time, and even when it is the middle of the day when the...
  16. T

    Horstmann Economy 7 Quartz Timer Inverted

    Hi, we have this device in our home and looks like the timer is messed up. It looks like the timer led is on when not in off-peak hours. I debugged this by just rotating the time dial and the timer led turns off for that 4-5 hours period and the rest of the day when I am turning it is on, so...
  17. N

    Can I remove the Economy 7 Board?

    Hi all, I got Economy 7 and 2 consumer boards, but only want 1 consumer board as it'll look a lot tidier and save me replacing the E7 board as its very old and needs replacing. The E7 board only runs the immersion tank, used to run heaters too but I moved those circuits to the main consumer...
  18. T

    Rewire of apartment with economy 7, storage heaters, immersion & UFH

    Hi all looking for a bit of advice. I've been asked to price a rewire for a early 70's build 2 bed apartment. The apartment block was built in the very early 70's. It has 2 consumer units (one being economy 7) and appears to have underfloor heating in the rooms, 2 storage heaters & an immersion...
  19. L

    Economy 7 moved to single rate meter, should it be charged at the same rate?

    I recently switched from economy 7 to a single rate smart meter. I have two fuse boards and wondered should these now be on 24hours a day and should they be charged at the same rate? I got my bill through and it looks like they are charging us at different rates, both of which are higher than...
  20. J

    Economy 7 to 24hr supply.

    Is it possible to change the supply to Storage Heater sockets from Economy 7 to normal 24hr supply? Have disposed of the old storage heaters and need the supply changed so I can use "normal" heaters. However I do not want to get rid of Economy 7 fully as I have an Immersion Heater and a large...

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