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    Need help, setting horstmann economy 7 - it's just not working

    Hi guys, First thank you for reading and helping out. Ok I got the above water timer, since last week it's just doesn't seem to be working. First off i set the time as per current time, i set the time as "summer." but it just doesn't seem to heating up the water and importantly it doesn't...
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    economy 7 meter

    heres the situation, old bungalow, storage heaters, old re-wireable board. 3phase supply (yes, all 3 phases and neutral taken into the property, god knows why as it has never been anything other than a dwelling). they want the board upgrading, some bonding and replace all the storage heater...
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    Economy 7 meter radio transmitter fault?

    Hi there, I'm scratching my head on this one. Client has a wireless radio transmitter thing next to their meter which sends a signal at 2330 to the main meter (two dials - one for economy7/off peak one for on peak/normal) to turn on economy 7 and then off again at 0630. Side note: apparently...
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    Live tests on Economy 7?

    It may be completely stupid but I've been wondering about this one for a while... Short of coming back at night, how do I get Ze or do the RCD testing for an economy 7 system?
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    economy 7 removal

    I have a customer who wants rid of economy 7. here is a picture of the supply & meter + teleswitch can I go ahead and remove this myself ? or with permission of the DNO ? is that likely thanks
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    Economy 7 timer

    Can someone explain how these differ from a normal manual timer? Is it just the fact that it has a boost incorporated aswell? Got to change one tomorrow but was wondering if fitting two manual ones would do the same thing? Ie timer on economy 7 hours and other used essentially as a boost...
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    Using economy 7 heater

    I moved into a new flat yesterday and turned on the storage heater economy 7 switch next to it. The light came on at night so I assumed it was heating up. However, this morning it wasn't warm. I had the input and output on 3 but it was freezing still. Is there another switch that I need to...
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    Economy 7 set up for an outbuilding

    Hey folks, Just thought I would run this one by before the weekend. I'm pretty happy with what I'm doing here but just wanted to check, as I've not carried out this particular alteration before. Client has a large outbuilding which amoung other things they use as a games room. It is fed by a...
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    Economy 7

    Went to look at a job today which looks like a real botch up. The lady has been there a few months and rang me because the electric towel rail in the bathroom has never worked since she moved in. Just called in at 9am to have a quick look on way to another job and its a right strange case...
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    Newlec Economy 7 Water Heater Timer

    Hello everyone! Can somebody please help me. We have this Newlec Economy 7 water heater in our apartment. It looks exactly the same as the Hortsmann Economy 7. It's the one that has a winter/summer timer and the boost timer as well. However these past couple of weeks, the winter/summer timer...
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    Standard Tariff vs Economy 7

    Quick question guys. Am I right in thinking that a normal household with oil central heating, so no storage heaters, would be better off on a standard electricity tariff as opposed to an economy 7 tariff. Thanks in advance. Steve.
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    Testing an economy 7 board?

    Just curious about this one? If you're working on a property with a night supply and separate consumer unit, how do you do the live tests, without the hassle of having to attend at night? Sorry if that's a really stupid question, I've just been practising with my MF tester on my own flat, but...
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    Enbray economy 7 TP+N Contactor

    Just wondering if anyone has got in their shed or stores an Enbray Type 2U TP+N economy 7 contactor, that they want to sell as i`ve been asked to replace one (Which was left in place by EDF when they moved their meters/supply to a different position). I want to replace like for like as the space...
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    Economy 7 Heaters on a timer

    Hi everybody......If possible could i have some advice on putting E7 on a timer. I come home to a cold flat unless i leave the heaters on and the hot water. I have 3 heaters all wired into a Fused socket and the hot water is run of a nite time off a Horstman Timer. Firstly....Is it possible to...
  15. grimysparks80

    Economy 7 and storage heaters

    Im having problems with getting a new storage heater installation connected up to the meter. I called the supplier and asked for an isolation switch to be fitted at their E7 meter so I could connect up the new consumer unit ive just fitted for storage heaters. They said they would send someone...
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    Meter ID help/ Economy 7

    Guys Could anyone tell me if this is the meter which has the on/off peak rates? The house has economy 7 and it was connected to the output closest to the front of the meter, im presuming this output costs less per kw/h ?? The guy wants a CCU change and all circuits in one CCU as at the moment...
  17. sythai

    Economy 7 advice please...?

    Morning chaps, Installing a towel rail off one of the economy 7 circuits (customer request.) Doubled up on one of the smaller heater radials, spurred off here with an RCD unit. My question being is there any reason why when the time clock kicks in and switches the supply over it would...
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    economy 7 immersion heater timing

    Please dont take the mick, as I am sure there must be a simple solution for this. I have got to put a timer on immersion heater that is on an eco 7 supply. They want it to kick in for an hour in the morning. Im sure its blinkin obvious, but I have not really work on eco 7 before, so Im...
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    Economy 7 system ? please help

    Hi everyone my mothers bought a flat with e7 storage heaters and water tank with 2 elements a boost supply and immersion element .on the fcu it's split on left it's says economy 7 that's for the heaters and immersion heater the thing is the storage heaters are live through day also the immersion...
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    Newlec Economy 7 Time Controller - Clock doesn't keep time.

    Hi there, I'm a heating engineer so any electrical terms would be best not used with me. This is in my own home. I have just replaced a REDRING eco 7 time controller with Newlecs version as the whole component stopped working. The wiring was basically the same. Put the fuse back in..Nothing...

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