Storad Storage Heaters

Bemahan

danrv said:

The convector heater should work with the hardwired wall switch off is they’re two seperate supplies.
The plug would be on a 24hr ring main so as long as that circuit is on, convector should work.

Thank you. For the night storage input to work, does the convector plug switch have to be on as well as the hardwired switch being on, please? Thank you

Gerry1

It's likely that the 13A socket is live 24h and supplies the convector and the fixed spur is on an E7 circuit that's live overnight so that it heats the bricks up.

To prevent unintended use, leave the 13A socket permanently switched off unless you want a top up, which will be very expensive during non-E7 hours.  Leave the switched spur on during the heating season.

Leave the left black switch on tonight (one pink blob) if tomorrow's weather is expected to be mild.    Leave the right switch on (two blobs) if the weather will be cold.  Leave them both on (three blobs) if a Beast from the East is due.

If there's an output control (probably a mechanical system controlling a flap), turn it to minimum just before going to bed, and turn it up in the late afternoon or evening if it gets a bit chilly.

You might find it useful to replace the fixed spur with one that has a neon indicator so that you can see at a glance the times when the E7 rate is operational.  Also useful to check that the circuit still works if the storage heater stops working.

lohr500

I can't find  wiring or instruction manual online for the storage heater, but my gut feel tells me the two should operate independently.

You could try switching on the convector plug switch at the wall socket, but set the convector selector knob to zero. If the convector selector switch is working correctly, then the convection side shouldn't switch on. But doing this may then enable to storage side of the circuit. If this doesn't work then I suspect the storage side is broken and needs further investigation.

It doesn't sound like your electrician dd a great job of testing the system though  :'(

If the other storage only heater is warming up and it is on the same electrical circuit as the one which isn't heating up, this should rule out a problem with a fuse or breaker problem at the main fusebox. 

danrv

Bemahan said:

danrv said:

The convector heater should work with the hardwired wall switch off is they’re two seperate supplies.
The plug would be on a 24hr ring main so as long as that circuit is on, convector should work.

Thank you. For the night storage input to work, does the convector plug switch have to be on as well as the hardwired switch being on, please? Thank you

No. That switch is just for the convector element. It’s acting just the same as if an electric heater was plugged into it.
It’s basically two heaters in one. 
Storage part (hardwired) is automatic and takes a charge at the set E7 times (cheap rate electricity).
Convector part is a seperate electric heater you can use as a top up if heat from storage section has run out.
Uses expensive day rate so best to limit use.

Bemahan

Gerry1 said:

Leave the left black switch on tonight (one pink blob) if tomorrow's weather is expected to be mild.    Leave the right switch on (two blobs) if the weather will be cold.  Leave them both on (three blobs) if a Beast from the East is due.

Thank you, Gerry. I had left the heater with the spur on (love your idea to get a neon indicator btw) the right 2 blob rocker switch on and the 13A socket off last night and no signs of heat
The only output control I can see is the thermostat knob with the two red neon panels on the left of it, which say 'Convector' above the top one. There is no sign of a flap anywhere which might hide an output control. So do you think the one knob on the front is probably the Output control too? And a boost from the convector only kicks in if the convector is switched on at the 13A socket on the wall?
Thank you!

danrv

Bemahan said:
So do you think the one knob on the front is probably the Output control too? And a boost from the convector only kicks in if the convector is switched on at the 13A socket on the wall?

That must be how it works. Do the red lights on the heater light up? 

[Deleted User]

Hi,

this answer HERE might help.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

well if storage heater working in bedroom, and both on same E7 circuit it suggests a fault in heater.

Could be that this is faulty.

Cutout - Manual Reset - K318800

Bemahan

[Deleted User] said:

Hi,

this answer HERE might help.

Thank you! I had seen that, thank you in my endless Google wanderings but still don't understand how the output of the stored heat is controlled - does the thermostat knob control the stored heat as long as the convector is switched off at the 13A wall socket, please? Thank you for your patience!

Bemahan

[Deleted User] said:

Hi,

well if storage heater working in bedroom, and both on same E7 circuit it suggests a fault in heater.

Could be that this is faulty.

Cutout - Manual Reset - K318800

Thank you - I was thinking that maybe it was pointing to a fault in the storage element of the heater, but desperately hoping it was something I was misunderstanding or doing wrong. Thank you for the link but I think that's probably beyond my skills so would refer back to my electrician Thank you