Storage heaters economy 7 questions

Cardew

If that's what you ask them to do they will do it.

I would ask your electricty supply company if they have a contract with anyone.

If you go into a local electrical shop - where they sell household wiring etc - they often have cards from Electricians and/or the guys behind the counter will reommend someone.

Ken68

It is possible Gaz...that a certificate of compliance should have been part of the sale. Your solicitor would know, and probably would have asked for it originally.

dieselglider

gaz_the_mod wrote: »

Thanks again for the replies.

Cardew, There are defo 2 supplies going into the storage heaters as there are 2 sockets, one that I turn on for instant heat and the other that comes on when the timer at the main fuse board turns on. All wires are going into the same fuse board.

Is this set-up going to work when the E7 meter is installed? I took it that an E7 meter would just switch to the cheaper rate overnight and all electricity used during these hours (not just the heaters) would be at this cheaper rate? is this correct?

Thanks again this is really helping, now if only I could get through to npower....

I had a look at the info on the link you provided, and noticed the following info on the faqs';

"Problem: The storage/background part of the heater is too hot."
"Action: Ensure that the 24 hour supply on the wall is on at all times (the heater's thermostatic electronic control requires a constant power supply to control the off peak charge). Check that the bar graph background has not been set to high, also check to see if a window or door has been left open causing a cold draft to flow across the heater's room temperature sensor."

In other words, you need the peak supply to the heaters on at all times to effectively operate the controls. Unfortunately, that means the panel section of the heater may come on through the daytime, if the temperature drops low enough, although your link shows there is a dedicated programmer available which would sort that out.

gaz_the_mod

Hi,

I have now been in touch with a few electricians and have been told that I cannot get a certificate of compliance as the work has already been done but I can get a Periodic Inspection Report which I hope will satisfy npower and I can finally get the meter installed.

The PIR quotes are coming in at £100-£150 not including any work that needs to be done. This sound fair?

Thanks

mute_posting

I was given inspection prices of £100 minimum charge (which included upto 5 circuits) and then £20 per circuit on-top of that.

HTH

MP