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  1. M

    Quick installation check?

    Hi guys, just want a quick sanity check on an installation. a chap wants 3, 3Kw heaters wired with a programmable thermostat to control all 3 heaters. my thoughts are: 40A supply to a Contactor ( L-1, N-3) heaters connected to the contactor ( L-2, N-4) then a Perm live to the thermostat...
  2. K

    Replace Night Storage Heaters

    Hi all, I want to replace all the night storage heaters in my flat to something more economical and something that can be controlled whenever it is needed not just at night, does anybody have any suggestions? They need to be as economical as possible to keep running costs down. Have considered...
  3. T

    Storage heaters not working after meter change

    Hi. I have economy 7 white meter storage heaters which were running on a three rate meter. The meter had a day rate, a night rate and a separate storage heater rate. Everything worked fine. After the meter was changed to a standard single rate meter my storage heaters now no longer heat up over...
  4. G

    Night store heaters

    My friend has recently opened a shop which he is renting from the council. It was refurbed before he moved in and the council replaced all sockets and switches, to a poor standard it must be said. They have also cut off the flexes to the night store heaters in the shop so it's pretty cold in...
  5. G

    ECO HHCRO cost saving calcs for solar PV with storage heaters????

    Looking at ways to survive post 2015, and remembered a possible project we'd looked at a while back for a housing association in flats with all electric storage heating, which means that solar pv qualifies for ECO funding under the HHCRO stream. But I can't find any guidance on how to calculate...
  6. S

    Storage Heaters and Consumer units with Split RCD.s

    Hi So I've a project coming up where I need to Move a Fuseboard which is Split On peak with One rcd for The Flat ring and off peak Storage heaters . no rcd . Its Dated 2001 so the fuseboard will need to be replaced With a split board with 2 rcd's for on peak Power and lights etc . I've a few...
  7. O

    3 phase and immersion heaters - please advise

    Hi all, i thought id join your forum to get some advice... i run run an exterior cleaning company and we carry large amounts of water on our vans, during the depths of winter we heat the water with immersion heaters so far this has not been a problem as I've use 16 amp sockets etc.. we we...
  8. C

    Instant Water Heaters

    Hi, I have a customer who doesn't have gas to the house, doesn't want oil and doesn't want an immersion heater or hot water tank. The have asked me for an electrical solution. Could anyone recommend an instantaneous water heater suitable for a 2 bed house. Thanks Chris
  9. T

    Panel heater recommendations?

    Alreet. I always use Dimplex heaters but a customer has asked if i can have a search around for a cheaper option. I need 1 x 3kw and 2 x 2kw panel heaters with 24h timers built in. Can anyone recommend any cheaper brands they have used? Max
  10. T

    Economy 7 tripping when all heaters and immersion are on

    I live in a park home, it has off peak storage heaters and off peak bottom element on the hot water tank. If I just have the three heaters on[elnur 2x1.7 and one 900w combination with convector] it normally works fine although it has tripped once. But if all are on plus the immersion the main...
  11. P

    Tube heaters query!

    Hi all, been dipping into this forum for a while, then thought I would sign up. Just to explain myself, I do gas and oil work, and have a couple of sparks I call on when necessary My question is more a point of general interest. Ive had tube heaters in the airing cupboard that never last more...
  12. E

    Heating Options

    Cut a long story short, housing association property, won't put a rad in small kitchen due to only viable space being where it would block a washing machine in. Now, looking at cost effectiveness, and due to the space being only about 6sq metres, I'm thinking a small panel heater will be best...
  13. F

    Dimplex quantum heaters on dual tariff

    Evening all i was wondering if anyone has any knowledge of the dimpled quantum range. It has a dual supply one from the off and one on peak. The installation instructions are rubbish and give little guidelines to the specific cable and mcb sizes only the unit cables are peak 1.5 and off peak...
  14. S

    industrial heaters

    Evening All, can anyone advise of the best means of electrically heating an a large area 50x30ft, containing electrical control panels , the aim to prevent any moisture ingressing the electrical equipment( motor pumps etc. Thanks
  15. R

    Best storage heaters

    All electric system, no gas in village presently hot water supplied by an aging oil fired Rayburn. About to install solar panels and electric heating. What storage heaters do the panel recommend. What are Stiebel Eltron like? What about RC wave any advice appreciated. Have Dimplex in the...
  16. S

    Additional circuits for panel heaters

    I have x 3 panel heaters to install on x 3 16A circuits. However, there is only one spare way at the mains board. Any reason why I cannot use the spare way for a 50A mcb and 10mm t/e to supply a sub main with x 3 16A mcb's for the three heater circuits in 2.5mm t/e. No way of getting enough...
  17. F

    Ceramic heaters

    Okay, this was a thread that was posted in the main forum. The guy has 8 heaters which are cabled to a control panel where they are switched on and off by contactors. The control panel is supplied with a 3-phase supply from a local DB and each heater is protected individually by a 16A MCB...
  18. F

    Ceramic heaters

    Need a wee bit of help here guys. I've not been on the site for yonks but that's no excuse, also I never post but just like reading the forums to see how everybody solves different problems. I'm not much of a guy to post anything on social media so forgive me for not replying to the questions...
  19. N

    Problem after a tripped switch

    Hoping for some advice please. A switch tripped a few days ago in my Consumer unit - only realised as my hot water boiler didn't seem to be working. I assume this may have been caused by the hallway light bulb blowing. I moved the switch back to the 'On' position. The problem I have is that my...
  20. Resu

    Small Issue - Fluke T5-1000

    Hi all, having a bit of an issue with the above meter. I have owned it for about a year now and have recently noticed I am getting a reading a reading of around 9 ohms between the leads. As far as I'm aware there is no way of nulling the leads but I might be missing something? I don't use it for...

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