Storage heater query

LilBec

Hi all
I am just about to move and seeing as it is now quite nippy out I've been trying to figure out the storage heater. I understand the input and output, and will play around with that to find the right setting. BUT there are two switches at the wall, and something I read suggested that one of these is peak and one is off peak? Is this correct? And if so, can anyone tell me how I figure out which is which as I dont want to end up paying out a small fortune for accidental peak useage. I've never used storage heaters before so feeling a bit lost!
Thanks in advance for any help

Mr_Man_Full_of_Love

The one with the fuse under the switch is the peak one.

Richie-from-the-Boro

LilBec wrote: »

Hi all
I am just about to move and seeing as it is now quite nippy out I've been trying to figure out the storage heater. I understand the input and output, and will play around with that to find the right setting. BUT there are two switches at the wall, and something I read suggested that one of these is peak and one is off peak? Is this correct? And if so, can anyone tell me how I figure out which is which as I don't want to end up paying out a small fortune for accidental peak usage. I've never used storage heaters before so feeling a bit lost!
Thanks in advance for any help

- no idea, I'll buy that for water heating but not for storage heating
- what are these two switches
- are you E7 or E10
- if you are stuck upload a pic of the switch here

Don't worry about storage heating anyone would be ' boggled ' at the thought when they first see it. There's only one [ two part ] trick (1) keep the input as high as you like it and keep the output [ damper - the metal flap on the top ] to zero and (2) always have a~n~other fire in the living room for those extra unplanned / sudden cold periods.

Mr_Man_Full_of_Love

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

- no idea, I'll buy that for water heating but not for storage heating
- what are these two switches
- are you E7 or E10
- if you are stuck upload a pic of the switch here

Don't worry about storage heating anyone would be ' boggled ' at the thought when they first see it. There's only one [ two part ] trick (1) keep the input as high as you like it and keep the output [ damper - the metal flap on the top ] to zero and (2) always have a~n~other fire in the living room for those extra unplanned / sudden cold periods.

I've already given the correct answer. One switch has a fuse under it - the peak one - and one doesn't - the off peak one.:)

Richie-from-the-Boro

Mr_Man_Full_of_Love wrote: »

I've already given the correct answer. One switch has a fuse under it - the peak one - and one doesn't - the off peak one.:)

Yeh I know - and I've also read your previous answers to other questions too, you may be correct my friend, and psychic, because you already know [ the O/P is on E10 ] what type of of system he has before LilBec even tells us -

Mr_Man_Full_of_Love

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Yeh I know - and I've also read your previous answers to other questions too, you may be correct my friend, and psychic, because you already know [ the O/P is on E10 ] what type of of system he has before LilBec even tells us -

It doesn't matter whether he has E10 or E's and Whizz, he has two switches - one with a fuse and one without.:A

HappyMJ

I don't see a mention of the fuse in the original post (OP).

Mr_Man_Full_of_Love

HappyMJ wrote: »

I don't see a mention of the fuse in the original post (OP).

That's because there isn't any mention of it. When he reads my correct answer he'll go and look at the switches and think to himself "Ahhh! That's the peak one.":)

[Deleted User]

Hi,

well, I used to be on E7, and only had one switch on wall next to the heater, it came on at night on the 'cheap rate'.

Moved house and now on Comfort Plus, again one switch on wall beside heater, controlled by the time switch, so no manual boost.

Richie-from-the-Boro

C'mon Mr Man Full of Love,

- no need to get all polemic, even if other peoples opinions turn out to be wrong they have a right to express them !
- you too have an opinion, and the right to post it here, don't get all doctrinal and try to stop other views being expressed.

Mr_Man_Full_of_Love

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

C'mon Mr Man Full of Love,

- no need to get all polemic, even if other peoples opinions turn out to be wrong they have a right to express them !
- you too have an opinion, and the right to post it here, don't get all doctrinal and try to stop other views being expressed.

Aside from not knowing, or caring, what polemic means I didn't give an opinion. I answered a straightforward question. IE: How do you tell which switch is peak or off peak.
Sorry if you find that polemic, but that's your problem not mine.:)
Plus I wouldn't even dream of stopping anyone passing an opinion - let's face it, it would be a tad difficult short of hunting them down and shooting them.:)