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Night storage heater problems
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Hold the rent until he gets it fixed.....get some advice from CAB....good luck!!There are three types of people in this world...those that can count ...and those that can't!
* The Bitterness of Low Quality is Long Remembered after the Sweetness of Low Price is Forgotten!0 -
Many years ago I had NSH with two switches. One was normal off peak and the other was normal peak for giving a boost in the evening if needed. Maybe it is this type of system so it would be a case of switching one on and looking at the meter to see if it is consuming power then switching it off, switching the other one on and see if it is hot in the morning. The other problem is that the off peak switch could be the old mechanical type and is out of synch with reality or the heaters are connected to the wrong output.0
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The first statement is a very dangerous route to take as the op would be in breach of contract and could be even colder living on the street !! especially as the LL is providing heating but it seems that the op can't yet figure out how to use it.Hold the rent until he gets it fixed.....get some advice from CAB....good luck!!0 -
Many years ago I had NSH with two switches. One was normal off peak and the other was normal peak for giving a boost in the evening if needed. Maybe it is this type of system so it would be a case of switching one on and looking at the meter to see if it is consuming power then switching it off, switching the other one on and see if it is hot in the morning. The other problem is that the off peak switch could be the old mechanical type and is out of synch with reality or the heaters are connected to the wrong output.
Thanks for this! It's exactly what I've been thinking since posting this. I return home on Thursday and intend to try this method of trial and error. Which switch would you try first for the off peak? The switch with the cable attached from the heater, or the stand alone switch? The other problem is, I inherited a prepayment meter when I moved in.....only until my previous provider takes over and changes the meter to billing. Couple of weeks yet....
In light of your suggestion of meter being out of sync, I'm pretty sure that it's a tele-radio meter as it's digital and there's no clock in there.
What do you mean by this? "heaters are connected to the wrong output". Connected to the meter wrongly, or the circuit at the wall?
Many Thanks again!!0 -
The first statement is a very dangerous route to take as the op would be in breach of contract and could be even colder living on the street !! especially as the LL is providing heating but it seems that the op can't yet figure out how to use it.
Agreed, but further to this, the LL does not know what the problem is either.0
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