Electric radiators don't work

Ds2012

I live in a 2 year old apartment and all my radiators don't work, I have a total of 5 and none will work, I have checked my fuse box and none have tripped out, also each radiator is on a different switch in my fuse box but all 5 don't work, I have a temperature control dial in the living room which is supposed to control the temperature for each, I suspect the problem may be quite simple to sort but I have no idea what it could be. Hope somebody can help me

espresso

What is the make/model of this "temperature control dial in the living room which is supposed to control the temperature for each"?

Is it battery operated?

Ds2012

its not battery operated, what I meant was the dial turns on my radiators according to the temperatute, its set to come on at 22 degrees, I tried to post some pics but cannot post links as a newbie here, any other way I can post pics of my setup?

steevs28

hi, I'm Ds2012's other half, here are the pics of the setup.

baldelectrician

The time clock seems wrong (in the front of the consumer unit)

I reckon you may need to set on and off times

Make sure these times coincide with your low rate electricity or it could be costly

Teresa_Green

Hello, it looks like you need to switch the individual heaters on too using the switch on the wall next to the actual heaters?

(I have old Storage Heaters in my house, and that is how they work. It may take a while for them to heat up, even overnight, if you are on Economy Seven Electricity Tariff as that is when it works although maybe not as yours is a modern property).

Try it and report back! :cool:

cyclonebri1

Ds2012 wrote: »

I live in a 2 year old apartment and all my radiators don't work, I have a total of 5 and none will work, I have checked my fuse box and none have tripped out, also each radiator is on a different switch in my fuse box but all 5 don't work, I have a temperature control dial in the living room which is supposed to control the temperature for each, I suspect the problem may be quite simple to sort but I have no idea what it could be. Hope somebody can help me

Tennant or owner?

You are wasting time if you are a tennant.

Niowrtt

That looks like Economy 7. What's the meter itself look like?

If E7, they will only heat up over the 7 hour cheap rate period over night.

espresso

baldelectrician wrote: »

The time clock seems wrong (in the front of the consumer unit)

I reckon you may need to set on and off times

Agreed - OP if you hinge up the translucent cover you should find some setting buttons.

Teresa_Green wrote: »

Hello, it looks like you need to switch the individual heaters on too using the switch on the wall next to the actual heaters?

Agreed if all of the panel heaters are switched off as per the posted picture.

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Tennant or owner?

You are wasting time if you are a tennant.

Not if the timeswitch need setting or the wall switches simply need to be switched on!

Niowrtt wrote: »

That looks like Economy 7. What's the meter itself look like?

They are not storage heaters, so the meter/tariff is irrelevant.

baldelectrician

The tariff may be very important, as it may be something like Economy 10 - which costs a higher rate at different times

Check your electric bill and see what you have, you can contact your supplier to find out if you don't have a bill to hand

E10 does not switch loads, it only switches the charge to a different rate at pre determined times

Ds2012

I had a feeling it may be something to do with the time clock, it just reads 4 zeros, I have hinged up the cover but there no bttons to change anything

espresso wrote: »

Agreed - OP if you hinge up the translucent cover you should find some setting buttons.



Agreed if all of the panel heaters are switched off as per the posted picture.



Not if the timeswitch need setting or the wall switches simply need to be switched on!



They are not storage heaters, so the meter/tariff is irrelevant.