No hot water following power cut? :-(

suewiththeblues

i do have that emergency 2 hour water heater switch thing i can use
i cant see any other timers or reset buttons though for the main boiler thingy though

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

oh you guys are geniuses! i wouldnt of even though of that! right i have the covers here ad your right it says what is what...

however!!! in the box that goes 4321 4=imms heater
and in the box that goes 8-1 3= imm heater

so is it one of them or both of them i should take out and put a new fuse in? (after turning the main switches off!)

The small box seems to have been bypassed by the larger box, hence why it is turned off. So 3 on the large box would be the relevant fuse, which would be the one I would pull. However mikey seems to advise against doing that so maybe they know more about electronics than I do. I don't what to advise someone wrongly on something potentially dangerous. You could turn all your electricity off and pull it, but then you wouldn't be able to see if the fuse wire was broken!

suewiththeblues

the small box goes
4=imms heater
3-lounge heater
2=hall heater
1= space

8=lights
7=bedroom fire
6=kitchen heater
5=bathroom heater
4=heaterlounge
3=imm heater
2=power
1=cooker

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

the small box goes
4=imms heater
3-lounge heater
2=hall heater
1= space

8=lights
7=bedroom fire
6=kitchen heater
5=bathroom heater
4=heaterlounge
3=imm heater
2=power
1=cooker

3 is definitely the relevant fuse, but mikey72 advises against pulling it. What would anyone else do? (Personally, I'd do it, but better to wait for someone who have more experience for their advice!)

Out of interest, do you still use economy 7? Because I'd have a guess and say that the small box is your economy 7 and it's turned off!

suewiththeblues

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

The small box seems to have been bypassed by the larger box, hence why it is turned off. So 3 on the large box would be the relevant fuse, which would be the one I would pull. However mikey seems to advise against doing that so maybe they know more about electronics than I do. I don't what to advise someone wrongly on something potentially dangerous. You could turn all your electricity off and pull it, but then you wouldn't be able to see if the fuse wire was broken!

yeah was just thinking that! LOL i wouldnt be able to see but im assuming this is some type of old fashioned set up here, i mean i know what a fuse is but a fuse wire???? might need to get someone in to look at it

suewiththeblues

yes its econ 7 the whole flat

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

yeah was just thinking that! LOL i wouldnt be able to see but im assuming this is some type of old fashioned set up here, i mean i know what a fuse is but a fuse wire???? might need to get someone in to look at it

The fuse wire is attached inside the fuse (which is the back thing which you can see) The fuse wire inside just melts if it is overloaded, thus breaking the circuit, which could explain why it doesn't work.

On the other hand, it might not be a fuse at all, and could be the immersion element in the water tank!

suewiththeblues

am thinking it has to be something to do with the power cut on sat morning as the whole streets elec was off and they had to dig up the road and there has been no hot water since but my neighbour has hot water though she does not have econ 7

Money_Grabber13579

suewiththeblues wrote: »

am thinking it has to be something to do with the power cut on sat morning as the whole streets elec was off and they had to dig up the road and there has been no hot water since but my neighbour has hot water though she does not have econ 7

Yea I'd have to agree with you there, but no one else seems willing to advise whether or not you should pull that fuse and take a look.

On the other hand, if it is a blown fuse, are you up for replacing the wire? If not, it probably would be better to get someone in to have a look.

suewiththeblues

if i only have to switch it all off and put in a fuse thats fine but if i have to touch wires!!! :eek: