off peak

  1. P

    How turn off OFF PEAK option

    Hello everyone . I've got some problem with boiler timer . He turns on ,, Peak off " option in the night time and start heating up the water cos He thinks that my electric meter is in the night tariff but It's not .. I've got standard meter. How can I turn it off or What Can I do ?? Everything...
  2. B

    HELP! Boiler not working when set to 'Off Peak'

    Hi There, I'm having a bit of a nightmare trying to sort out a problem with my electric boiler, So far I have had 2 electricians, 2 british gas engineers & a plumber take a look - and they haven't been able to get to the bottom of the problem, To sum up what's been done so far: 1st...
  3. N

    EICR - 2 boards, 1 with an off peak split and one with regular supply

    Hi there, im looking some general advice related to this eicr. im a bit lossed here, so would it be 2 eicr? or do i just splice two sheets together with the relevant information? on a seperate not i also noticed today when i had a wee look that his main water bond cannot be verified, is this a...
  4. 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...
  5. M

    Off peak immersion working during the day?

    Hi guys could I get some advice? I went to a customers house to change a thermostat in a thermal store (Gledhill pulsacoil 3) and the spur was labelled "off peak water heater". I isolated supply and replaced stat. However it appears to have a live supply all the time? I used a clamp meter and...
  6. marconi

    Zellweger mains signalling for switching off peak loads

    I thought folk might be interested in the Zellweger mains signalling system which I discovered yesterday. My sister wanted to know if she had economy 7 electricity in her rented home. She described to me the intake which as well as the cutout, meter and CU included a 'small black shoebox'...
  7. M

    Off peak switch for boiler

    I've moved into a new flat and have managed to change my tariff with EDF to a better value plan. There is a cheaper price for evening use. I have two switches on the wall and connected to my boiler one that says "off peak". They were both switched on when I moved in and I am not sure how it...
  8. C

    Off Peak heating arrangements

    hi... I've been sent the attached image and arranged to visit the property to assess numerous issues. The system seems to have an off peak switched supply that feeds straight into the current board and through a separate main switch and breaker. The board defiantly needs replacing and I...
  9. LWS_Electrical

    Off peak tariff battery storage charging

    Customer has battery storage charged from solar panels and off peak supply. Should I be getting a 230v shock from the off peak cable when it's disconnected from the off peak DB? I would of thought there would be a diode to prevent 230v from the battery or solar panels from interacting with the...
  10. 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...
    • Paul Silver
    • Thread
    • economy economy 7 extra fit mcb's off off peak rcd switch
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. PhilCumbria

    Off peak and standard

    Hi I have just changed both an off-peak CU and a normal CU. I have tested both. Can i put them both on the same cert or do they need to be on two different EIC's ??
  12. G

    Off peak, one board

    Friend of mine has had a large bill in his flat there is a panel heater in the bedroom and a storage heater in the hall way. Witch heats the whole flat tbh. there is only one board so I assume the meter flicks over to off peak and all electrics are cheap rate at night is it easy to tell a...
  13. M

    Off Peak Charging through Hybrid Inverters

    Hi guys, we have just developed a MID Approved meter that enables Hybrid Inverters Batteries to be charged/topped up through economy 7 type tariffs, your thoughts/opinions would be appreciated Currently the DNOs will not allow this, due to the way the meter will clock up export through import...
  14. S

    Battery Storage System For Pv(charging From The Grid Off Peak)

    Looking at getting a system that can charge off peak and then discharge when I need the energy to feed my household loads. Really with the FIT so low, id be using the solar as a trickle charge rather than income. So would be a small system but a large battery bank. Anyone any ideas of best and...
  15. H

    off peak immersion problems

    hi .customer complained that her off peak water wasn't heating.its a ex b7 controler .boost worked fine on 24 supply.there is just 1 cable going to tank [1 elememnt] but off peak trips old wylex 15a push button mcb sorry dont no the bs number.changed the b7 controller because it was 25 years old...
    • hairy g string
    • Thread
    • immersion off off peak problems
    • Replies: 52
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. Soulsurfer

    Off peak heating solution required.

    Hey all, I'm looking into a situation where a customer has been told they could no longer have oil delivered because of tank regs etc... so local DNO fitted them a new boiler (Electric) the old boiler was oil fired and 28kW new electric one is 14.4kW but running same amount of radiators. She...
  17. Midwest

    Off Peak Heating - Circuit Design

    I wonder if anyone can offer advice on storage heating circuit design. I have a job to replace two BS3036 fuse boards, with 17th Edition consumer units. One of the boards will manage the existing storage heaters for the property, currently three heaters, old & no idea of size but each fed via...
  18. T

    RCD tripping on off peak board

    We recently rewired a property, which had off peak storage heaters also with a 24hr supply for instant heat off the ringmain, as wired before. We didnt have to rewire the off peak storage heaters, only replace the fuseboard. When we reconnected the main 10mm cpc bond the earthing terminal...
  19. T

    Off peak

    Is there a way with the new digital meters to turn the off peak supply on that I can test the storage heaters I have just installed without going back there in the middle of the night ?? !! I remember an old colleague of mine doing it on a job a few years back with an analogue meter, but never...
  20. Q

    Off peak immersion heating wiring query...

    I've been testing some flats that have immersion heaters, 2 supplies - daytime and off peak. The off peak supply is wired from the meter through a contactor then back into the mcb, with the outgoing supply to the immersion heater coming from the contactor. However, when the mcb is isolated, the...
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