Water heater

Richie-from-the-Boro

Right outlaw, 

1. The Horstmann switch in the kitchen is a full spec PartL E7 and is a standard "water controller" from the manufacturers site.

2. Your tank is old non PartL, badly lagged, not standard and old school single bottom immersion only. It's currently set to 'timed' in the picture so I assume it comes on @ night only does it ?. Ta for the pic now you know why they're essential.

3. What tariff are you on from your electricity provider, ? Do you have Night Store Heaters ?

matelodave

It would be well worth your while going down to B&Q or somewhere similar and getting another insulating jacket to put over the tank - you need to keep in as much heat as possible. Even draping an old duvet over the tank would help.

Personally I'd turn the other switch off and see what happens (does your hot water tank then get cold, does it override the controller). You still havent told us what tariff you are on (whether it an E7) and what sort of heating you've got. Your tank doesn't appear to have two immersion heaters so make sure that the one you've got only comes on overnight during off peak times if you've got E7

Hasbeen

Switch in bathroom???

Biscuit_Tin

outlaw777 said:

Hi all the switch I sent is in the bathroom ...

Really?
Good job the government lifted moving home restrictions yesterday. I'd suggest getting in touch with the letting agent to see if they can get you yet another place to move to tomorrow, if not today. One that is not a death trap being run by a rogue landlord.

(Interesting photos, btw. Tells me a lot, but not something I will go into here)

Hasbeen

Biscuit_Tin said:

outlaw777 said:

Hi all the switch I sent is in the bathroom ...

Really?
Good job the government lifted moving home restrictions yesterday. I'd suggest getting in touch with the letting agent to see if they can get you yet another place to move to tomorrow, if not today. One that is not a death trap being run by a rogue landlord.

(Interesting photos, btw. Tells me a lot, but not something I will go into here)

Yep. Switch in bathroom.  Perhaps more photos required? Nice floor though.

It would not have taken much to put the controller on the kitchen wall for easier access rather than in kitchen cupboard supplied by "loose" cabling?

outlaw777

Richie-from-the-Boro said:

Right outlaw, 

1. The Horstmann switch in the kitchen is a full spec PartL E7 and is a standard "water controller" from the manufacturers site.

2. Your tank is old non PartL, badly lagged, not standard and old school single bottom immersion only. It's currently set to 'timed' in the picture so I assume it comes on @ night only does it ?. Ta for the pic now you know why they're essential.

3. What tariff are you on from your electricity provider, ? Do you have Night Store Heaters ?

Yes comes on at night, Im unsure of tariff. No I have electric radiators. 

outlaw777

Biscuit_Tin said:

outlaw777 said:

Hi all the switch I sent is in the bathroom ...

Really?
Good job the government lifted moving home restrictions yesterday. I'd suggest getting in touch with the letting agent to see if they can get you yet another place to move to tomorrow, if not today. One that is not a death trap being run by a rogue landlord.

(Interesting photos, btw. Tells me a lot, but not something I will go into here)

Water heater on off switch yes please advise? 

outlaw777

Biscuit_Tin said:

outlaw777 said:

Hi all the switch I sent is in the bathroom ...

Really?
Good job the government lifted moving home restrictions yesterday. I'd suggest getting in touch with the letting agent to see if they can get you yet another place to move to tomorrow, if not today. One that is not a death trap being run by a rogue landlord.

(Interesting photos, btw. Tells me a lot, but not something I will go into here)

Please advise feel free to share if you could be of health and safety help buddy? 

outlaw777

Hasbeen said:

Switch in bathroom???

Water heater switch yes as in the picture 1st post. 

outlaw777

matelodave said:

It would be well worth your while going down to B&Q or somewhere similar and getting another insulating jacket to put over the tank - you need to keep in as much heat as possible. Even draping an old duvet over the tank would help.

Personally I'd turn the other switch off and see what happens (does your hot water tank then get cold, does it override the controller). You still havent told us what tariff you are on (whether it an E7) and what sort of heating you've got. Your tank doesn't appear to have two immersion heaters so make sure that the one you've got only comes on overnight during off peak times if you've got E7

My electricity meter has normal and low readings however my low readings numbers tab has not moved once since I bought the property does this mean my meter is broken??