OK so I reckon storage heaters are old hat. But whats the best replacement?
Haverland and a couple of others do gel filled heaters. Comments from the professionals please. 'Er indoors wants something that heats up on economy 7 and dissipates heat on demand (like the old Dimplex brick jobby) ...
Hi all, I've been a sparky for a few years now, but have never converted 2 boards into one' eg on and off peak board.
I have seen this done, but just wanted to clarify that this is okay and I would like to still use 2 rcds for main part eg 5 circuits for minium disruption ect, so I was thinking...
From a regulations standpoint, is it a must to use a double pole switch for storage water heater? I don't seem to find it worded as such in the BS standards. The reason I am asking is I want to replace my current double pole switch with a run back timer from CP Electronics. This run back timer...
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The meter is economy 7 and comes on at 730 to midnight but the customer wants panel convector so he can put them on and off when he wishes. Would he have to get his meter changed so he can use the panel convector heaters in the day?
sorry if its a stupid...
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I recently bought a 1960s-built house.
It had an electric storage heater in it that I wanted to remove. A notice on the heater said to remove the bricks before undoing the wall mounts so I went about taking the bricks out. This was fine for the layer in front of the heating elements but...
I had a new storage heater fitted in the office but it's stopped working, Dimplex have been out and can't find a fault as they connected temporary supply and it started to get warm.
Is there a simple way of checking whether the night supply switches on?
Hi folks, what is the score now with HSE etc and storage batteries on a solar installation? I know banks of storage batteries were a big no-no a while back, I help out with a wildlife charity who have a completely off grid solar set up with approximately 1500ah of battery power @24volts, I'm...
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Ted kindly posted this link on another thread;
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2016/02/fits_guidance_for_licensed_electricity_suppliers_fit_16_v8.pdf
In it, there is reference to battery storage and export metering as follows;
4.31. If the configuration of the...
I have funding to install 35 battery storage systems (free) in Thurrock (or surrounding districts) at properties with PV. To do this I am looking for system owners (Housing Association or private) and / or installers so please get in touch if you can help.
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got call out to a domestic fault on consumer unit totally separate from the job & client mentions to me that they had Battery storage fitted to the PV.
anyway they mention that at present they are trying to contact company that installed it as their electric bills have gone up & they...
Not really a CENTRAL Heating problem but heating none the less.
I have a customer who has Unidare storage heaters installed in her property. The one in the hall doesn't seem to be giving out any heat despite no changes to the controls recently leading me to believe that something is a miss.
It...
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just got update in which they mention the following for battery storage.
Since the Solar PV Tariff drop, battery storage has become a way to combat the cuts by storing theenergy from the Solar PV installation and using it during the evening or on-peak tariff times. We areaware that...
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Before I start, I just want to thank you for your help in advance…
To summarise, I had storage heaters installed a few weeks ago by an installer, and have experienced a few problems!
To cut a long story short, the flat I moved into used...
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...
Thought there should be a dedicated thread on this as it is going to come up time and again. Would be great to see useful information all exchanged in one place. Like others, we are actively evaluating differing options and will post links to anything felt helpful.
For a bit of humour, thought...
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After an element for the heater below. Looked inside and outside for more info and no joy. Googled the product code and found reference to Evsa, but that's about it. Rang one fella in the Midlands and he couldn't help either.
So, anyone familiar with this particular...
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I was wondering if you might be able to help with a query. I've recently removed some storage heaters from my flat and am replacing them with electric panel heaters instead. The old storage were connected directly to individual spurs. Am I right in thinking that these spurs are on...
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I am about to visit a property that has night storage heaters in it. The customer states they have one heater that is not working and they want it replaced. I have said that it may be fixable but they want a new one.
I have not installed any storage heaters before and wondered if...
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