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  1. W

    UK Storage heater help needed

    Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of assistance please from those that know more about this stuff than I do. Currently in a rented flat and there's an old style Breda (beige /grey) storage heater in the living room with an input and out put dial. When I used the heater in the winter last year I'd...
  2. P

    How to identify if the sunhouse storage heater has asbestos in it ?

    Hi I’ve recently got my first home I’m not entirely sure when they were built I’m thinking possibly 60s or 70s? My problem is the storage heaters as I would like to remove them and change them to something modern, they are sunhouse SSH18A-79352s my main concern upon opening it up to take the...
  3. G

    Creda 79151 Storage Heater

    Morning I just wanted post this information for anyone that may come across these Storage Heaters as I have struggled to find any relevant information regarding asbestos and removal of the heaters I contacted Creda directly to ask if these contain asbestos and confirm date of manufacture...
  4. Bob Geldoff1234

    UK Help with replacement storage heaters

    I get asked quite a lot about replacing old storage heaters with something more economical and I don't know what to recommend. Some people ask for the economy 7 tarrif to be changed over to a permanent supply and to fit convector heaters. I cannot see how this can be more economical than the...
  5. G

    Connecting a Sunhouse SSHE070 storage heater

    Hi, My electrician removed an old Creda storage heater connected to only 1 off peak supply and installed the SSHE070 but as the power is off peak he cannot set it up. He connected it up but it has not come on over the off peak period. Has he missed something? He asked me to contact Dimplex but...
  6. O

    UK Storage heater rawl plugs

    Hi all, 37 years ago when I installed storage heaters for Norweb, believe it or not, we used fibre rawl plugs. If you know you know..chewed the end to splay it out...:) Fast forward 37 years and I'm about to replace an old Elnur for a new Creda heater. Does should a product still exist...
  7. Jurassicsparky

    Dimplex Duoheat problems

    Hi all. I have a customer, manager of a retirement home and he's having problems with the original heaters. The existing heating in the multi apartment building consists of Dimplex Duoheat storage heaters. They are starting to fail on a regular basis and the spare parts have been discontinued...
  8. woodster92

    Superdeal Meter: how do they work & best way to connect Solar & Battery storage

    I have a client on a Superdeal tariff from SSE, the Superdeal Meter has 3 sets of tails coming out of it feeding 3 DBs: (i) DB1 - the main board for the house, (ii) DB2 - a small board for all storage heaters and (iii) DB3 - an even smaller board for electric water heating. Very high electricity...
  9. J

    Storad Storage Heater Not Working - Unusual Charge Controller

    Hi, I have a customer with a Storad SR140-3 storage heater (in the bathroom), which does not work. The resistance of the elements is ok. There does not appear to be any onboard controls but situated outside the bathroom door is the charge controller (I think). I have never seen one like this...
    • J D Hogg
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    • charge controller heater not working storage storage heater unusual working
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. C

    Reconnect old storage heater

    Hi. I'm having an issue with an old style storage heater. A workman disconnected the storage heater to lay new flooring under it . For some reason the installer removed the wiring completely, rather than keep it wired in . He then re wired as originally done. . Since then the heater...
  11. C

    Dimplex Quantum Storage Heater - School Lock

    Hi all, I have a Dimplex Quantum Storage Heater displaying the message "school lock". None of the buttons are working as a result. Any ideas how to rectify this? Thanks!
  12. P

    Storage heater question.

    Hi. I've been asked to install a Dimplex qm150 storage heater for a customer. There is a suitable existing supply for the off peak element. Someone has installed a switched fused spur to supply the boost functionality. This has been taken from a nearby socket circuit. However the property has...
  13. S

    Dimplex Quantum storage heater 150 - keeps melting 20amp double pole switch

    Had a quantum (qm150) installed for 8 years - no problem. Couple of weeks ago the switch (usually always on except when on holiday) stuck and no power to heater. Had a look at switch and saw it was melted where the N wire goes in. Bought an exact replacement (B+Q) and replaced myself with the...
  14. I

    Storage Heater Repair

    Hi, We have an old storage heater (FGS Storad COH 972A). Guess it's around 30 years old. It's a dual rad - storage and convector heater. Stopped working last winter. I opened it up (after turning off the power!) and noticed one of the cables was burnt and snapped). Also, noticed one of the...
  15. K

    Storage Heating Replacement

    Hello, looking for some advice please. The storage heater in my livingroom has stopped working and I thought I would take the opportunity to replace the heaters throughout the house (4 in total), I am unsure what is best to replace them with, modern storage heaters, panel heaters, IR...
  16. cherry

    Do you think energy storage system with Lithium Iron batteries is the big trend in the future?

    I think it's a big trend in the future. lithium ion battery wall 50 become increasingly popular ever since the announcement of the BYD Blade battery technology, which comes with a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) chemistry instead of the nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) mix. But I heard others say that...
  17. KevinH

    20A DP or FCU for 1.5kW storage heaters

    Done a few EICR's recently and having a blonde moment regarding storage heaters. All storage heaters in the property are rated at 1.5kw and fed by 1.5mm HR flex, circuits are individually fed in 2.5mm T&E by individual 16A MCB's. All perfectly normal, except that each one is isolated locally...
  18. C

    Solar how to use unwanted energy

    i have 4 x 1.2 kw systems and i want something like powerwall or powervault to use excess energy during day toi charge batteries which will automaticall feed loads when pv stops
  19. mattg4321

    Storage box for cordless gear

    Looking to have a bit of an upgrade of my cordless tools. I'll be sticking with Dewalt as some of it is still in good nick. I find it irritating carrying multiple small cases around for various drills etc, batteries, chargers though. Can anyone recommend a storage case suitable in size for a...
  20. jjjinx

    Storage heater not heating up but powered

    Hi guys, I'm on a job where one of the storage heaters isn't heating up. it is a dimplex model FXL18N 2.34kW. There are two of these heaters in the property but one is not heating up. I've checked & bypassed the supply using peak supply to verify that electricity is getting into the heater...

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