Help on timers for storage heaters

who-knows_2

Hi All

I have a house that has two consumer units and one electricity meter on two tarrifs (E7). One c/unit supplies a spur to each room i.e. for storage heaters but no timer?
As there's no heating at the property I will be fitting storage heaters.
Q...
Can you fit individual (rated) timers to each spur to contol each individual heater(max heater would be 2.5Kw)? Or do I have to install one main mechanical one fitted to the main supply to the c/unit?
I understand that some of the small timers (immersion heater type) are rated at 16amps so in theory these should be ok?.
Any one know?

MATH

I think the storage heater spurs are controlled by the metre and automatically switch on with the off-peak rate and off at standard rate so additional timers should not be necessary.

who-knows_2

Hi

There is no built in timer as power to the c/unit is on day and night. I think the E7 timers for storage heaters are additional to the mains meter as the need to cope with the high current draw of multiple heaters.

Thanks for your reply...

baldelectrician

The second consumer unit should be supplied from the time switch at the electric meter.

The meter may have a 'radio teleswitch' instead of a time switch. This is a black box with wires coming in and out of it. At least one of these thick wires should go into the second off peak consumer unit. This will be sealed and should not be tampered with.

who-knows_2

I am sure there is no timer.The meter is a Ampy 5184a.
There is one supply going to the meter and one supply comming out to a service conector block,from there the feed splits to both consumer units.
There is power to both c/units all the time.
What i would like to know is if ok to use a timer for each starage heater instead of one main one befor the c/unit if that is legal?

baldelectrician

Contact the electricity supplier who will install a meter or teleswitch to control the storage heaters.

This needs to be done as all your electricity is being charged at the higher rate.

Only the electricity supplier (REC) can install this stuff. The meter is sealed as it is their property.