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  1. D

    heating element problems with economy 7

    I have an economy 7 boiler which has two temperature controlled heating elements. After 15 years they were replaced as they had started to heat inefficiently. Unsurprisingly they were covered in limescale. I replaced them with new elements. The off peak element was placed on just over 50...
  2. sythai

    Economy 7/ off peak or not?

    Hi All After some advice please, going through plans on possible job. House converted into flats. All electric (no renewable, gas, oil etc.) Heating all UF via 'slim jim' bolier 4kw. Water via 2 x 3kw immersions. Should I suggest eco7/ off peak. Wasn't sure if it would be worth it for just...
  3. N

    Economy 7 - Thermal cut out

    Good evening all, I have an elderly client I have been doing some work for and he has old economy 7 heating. The Storage heater in his living room keeps causing issues. Basically it stops working, I've opened it up and re-set the thermal cut out and it works perfectly for about 6 weeks then...
  4. M

    Hortsmann economy 7 quartz not working

    good morning I have the above hot water heating in my Flat and it suddenly stopped working I bought a new box on recommendation from my Plumber who has fitted it but still doesn’t give me timed hot water as before only on boost I have read on here some suggestions The one is that my...
  5. J

    Another Economy 7 question

    Morning All, its a lovely day, hopefully I won't have to get in any lofts on a day like today. Just a quick one regarding economy 7, Where the meter provides two outputs, during off peak hours, what happens to the (main board) as in the general daytime DB, does this also switch over or does it...
  6. Gavin John Hyde

    Economy 7 board and live testing

    Got a job and cant do live testing as the old fuse box is economy 7 with those plugin wylex mcbs replacing the rewireables. Only changing over a heater and replacing a stretch of damaged flex. Cant do any live testing due to board being dead during sensible hours. The installation is of such...
  7. surreygirl

    ECONOMY 7 OR OIL FILLED RADIATORS.

    Hello Gentlemen, My agent now wants to put in two oil filled radiators in the flat. One under the window and the other on the opposite wall. I did see a few comments before about the economy 7. Bearing in mind that the E7 is on cheap rate, they now tell me that the E7 isnt working and the Agent...
  8. J

    Understanding economy 7

    Economy 7 horstmann quartz timeclocks for water heaters with dual elements, from my understanding they would require two separate supplies to work on a off peak supply and regular supply, although after looking inside one today and looking at diagrams only 1 supply is used. How is this possible?
  9. A

    1990's smart heat economy 7 query

    Hi, I have a customer whose immersion has stopped working. The system has a receiver for each appliance with a dip switch to set individual times for the heaters to come on during the off peak times. The immersion is fine,the receiver has failed but she has a boost receiver that isn't used which...
  10. J

    Question about Economy 7 hot water cylinders

    Hi I recently replaced the bottom immersion on an economy 7 cylinder. After installing I tried to test the immersion using my multi meter. The fuse spur leading to the immersion has a time clock mounted on the face. I switched this to continuous, nothing. I removed the face of the fuse spur...
  11. C

    Old economy 7 heaters

    Hello guys I need to replace a load of storage heaters for the modern oil wall heaters, i need to do away with the economy 7 side as client want the new heaters on a standard 24hr tariff . It looks like a simple swapping out the economy 7 circuit and wiring it into the standard tarrif DB. My...
  12. R

    Economy 7 timer replacement

    I've been sent this image of a timer control that no longer functions correctly. The unit needs replacing, can anyone recommend a replacement.
  13. P

    Extra RCD on off peak F / Obsolete Switch / Economy 7 / Retro fit MCB's

    Hi, I'm not an electrician, I wonder if anyone can help me with a few queries. Q1. Can you explain what this 40A RCD might be for (Off Peak F)? I have a cartridge fuse board from the standard meter (house built in 1970). The original heating (fed through the off peak F meter) was obsolete in...
  14. R

    Consumer unit change, economy 7

    Had a look at a job yesterday. The consumer unit has 2 sets of tails feeding the board. 1 set left side into main switch supplying sockets, lights etc, 2nd set into rcd right side feeding the economy rate (storage heaters). There is only 1 meter in DNO cupboard where all tails leave (meter...
  15. N

    Economy 7 and standard supply in the same board

    Hi guys, I've had a look through the regs but can't see anything regarding this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Would it be ok to replace an old fuse board with a new 17th edition split load board bringing the economy 7 supply and circuits into one side whilst bringing the standard...
  16. Midwest

    Economy 7 Installation

    I'm doing some work at a property that has off peak storage heaters & immersion heater. The old lady has just moved in, and are trying to understand how Economy 7 functions. None of my work involves the off peak supply. My understanding was that the only circuits to benefit from the off peak...
  17. R

    Consumer unit upgrade & Economy 7

    Hello, I have been working on commercial projects for the past few years and have started back within the domestic field. I need some advice please. There current board is 3036 fuse board with a separate economy 7 board supplying 3 storage heaters. Is it acceptable to use a split load...
  18. J

    underfloor heating on economy 7

    Hello all, Went to look at a job this week at a 1960s property. When the house was originally built electric heating elements were installed within the screed and have been operating happily on economy 7 ever since and client is happy with it. Just wondering if anyone knows of this still being...
  19. F

    economy 7 credit meter reading?

    Hi Have divided premises into 2. Upstairs offices, and downstairs shop. The heating is via economy 7 storage heaters. Have installed 4 DB's 1)down 24 hour 2)down economy 7 3)up 24 hour 4)up economy 7 Also installed 2 x L & G credit meters so owner can calculate/bill the down stairs which is...
  20. Jackflash

    ripping out economy 7 meter

    Customer no longer has E7 contract but still has separate E7 meter and contactor. Been asked if i can remove these as well as an old storage heater consumer unit. Should the customer organise the meter removal with the electricity supplier or could i just go ahead and remove them? let me know if...

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