economy 7

  1. C

    Help! Horstmann Economy 7 Quartz Water Tank Heater

    Hi All! I just moved into a property with a water tank heater which has the Horstmann Economy 7 Quartz timer. I include two photos. I cannot find online any guide regarding how to use this and the landlord is not responding as he left on holiday (worst timing ever). Can anyone tell me how I...
  2. R

    Economy 7 confusion

    Hello all, We have just moved into our new place and it is all electric running a economy 7 set up. I have done some looking and it seems I want my off peak switch always on and keep the on peak switch off. My confusion is nothing is marked. I have attached photos of the water heater with the...
  3. 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?
  4. S

    Help need some advice on Economy 7 meter

    Hi, need some advice, I moved over from Sse in 2020 to Octpus energy. Whilst I was with SSE I was on E10 when I went over to octopus they put me on E7. I had a old type meter the meters had been installed in 2013 when the flats where built. Anyways I live alone in a 2 bed flat and I work from 8...
  5. M

    Economy 7 advice needed

    I am asking on behalf of a friend who has an outbuilding that he uses as an art studio, the building is fully insulated and is currently heated by 3x 2kw convector heaters. The problem is that his heating electric costs are very high using standard daytime tariff, so I suggested to him, why not...
  6. 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...
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  7. 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...
  8. P

    Horstmann Water heater controller for Economy 7

    Yesterday moved my Mum into her new bungalow. The Hortsmann had been off for a few months I suspect. The boost worked, but nothing happened overnight on economy 7 even though I set the timer dial correctlt etc, so no hot water this morning. I can't see anywhere in the threads on here whether...
  9. V

    economy 7 on peak/ off peak boards

    if a house has economy 7, off peak board and on peak board. and where the meter only energizes the off peak board during the night for the storage heaters - my question is does the on peak board also run at cheaper electric during the night, or just the off peak board. the meter has rate 1 &2
  10. 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...
  11. R

    RCD requirements for old install

    I'm a property owner who is needing to get an old electrical installation NICEIC certified. One of the buildings is a small office block with 6 small offices. The offices aren't currently being used commercially, this certification is just for insurance reasons. The main fuse box is an old...
  12. G

    UK Economy 7 meter out of phase

    My Economy 7 meter is running out of phase and gaining around 2 hours a day. Any ideas why this is? Thanks, Gez.
  13. N

    Brand new Pulsa Coil costing over £3 a night, is something wrong?

    Hello, Our landlord recently installed a PulsaCoil ST 180 water heater into our flat and we were told it would be much cheaper for us to run. However, our smart meter is showing that we are spending over £3 a night heating it (nothing else is on). We are on Economy 7 and our night rate is...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. G

    UK Shell Energy Economy 7 Dual Rate meter type?

    Could anyone advise me which Economy 7 meter Shell Energy are currently fitting? I would like to know the overall size including any DCC box. A picture would be nice. Also, do these meters still have a 2amp relay connection to drive a contactor or in my case signal an EV charger, or are they...
  17. 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...
  18. B

    UK Economy 7 ,Solar, panel , Water Heater

    Yes a friend is trying to get as much low cost energy as possible, he has a water tank with top and bottom elements which runs of Economy7 through a Horstmann E7BX timer so he can boost the top element during the day, this element is supplied by a 6mm double insulated cable from the supply...
  19. 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...
  20. 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.
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