![]() Convector heaters (blow out hot air) with a timer. It does depend on your individual setup, for instance your fuseboard may be up high or hidden away somewhere so your better option may be to fit one in a special enclosure near the chauffe eau itself. All storage heaters should be now set to on, these are located in the hallways. There should be 2 dials on the top of the heater, usually under a flap, that control how much heat is stored over night (input) and how heat is let out during the day (output) - the output dial moves a flap that exposes more of the bricks used to store the heat, so doesnt have a huge impact. Putting your washing machine and dishwasher on during off peak hours will help. However you do pay a higher standing charge for HC so you have to make full use of your off peak hours to make it worthwhile. Even if you don't have the new type of meter and change to heures creuses, EDF will leave you a pair of wires for this purpose, for your electrician to connect up. ![]() (She has had it installed for 5 years) The fuse is OK so I think she has switched it off and the clock may need resetting (She keeps switching it on and off) The clock isn't visable. I get 6 at night and 2 at lunchtime which is handy. 1 My 85 year old mother has just informed me that her Newlec night storage heater has never worked. I assume this for the case when there are two meters one for off-peak and one for 24hrs. If you are on "heures creuses" ( off peak tarif) and have one of the newish electronic meters, then there are a set of contacts that can be wired directly to a special switch in the fuseboard, called a contacteur jour/nuit that will bring on the heater only during off peak hours (of which there are 8 in any 24hr period). The literature says that dimplex quantum storage heaters need both an off-peak and 24 hour supply - ie: two cables runs back, one to a Consumer Unit for Off peak and the other to a Consumer Unit for 24 Hours. ![]() Bear in mind though that depending on the size of your tank, it can take several hours to heat up again, so you have to think ahead.Ģ. There are lots of different types available, but if your fuseboard is short of space there are timers that take up just one module ( one fuseway). If you just want a simple timer then the best way to do this is to have it fitted in the tableau electrique at the source of the feed to the chauffe eau. There are a few ways and options in which you can do this Terry ġ.
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