Hi All,
Bit of a problem right now . Long story but I'll try to condense it .
Rental property I own - 2 bed upstairs flat---above another one I also own--in a block of four.
Built 1981 - always been very warm flats .
Tenant in top flat 2 years ago was always complaning about high electric bills (no gas in flats-- only leccy- economy7).
Flats well insulated ( cav wall- and loft by me --also DG etc ).
2 weeks ago I went into top flat because oven had broken--so I replaced it .
Last week I got a call- 'only storage heater (creda 3.4) in flat' was not working. I looked at it- and knobs on top were 'cooked'.
I suggested they had been drying clothes on it.
Rather than make a fuss I said I will replace it asap. (this sat I will have one to do so).
Today I went past flat- and guy was there changing the metre- but couldnt complete the job because as soon as he turned power on- wheel was spinning so fast and things were overheating in fuse box (inlet).
1 Hour later- 2 vans there digging away at outside drive. Eventually they found the cables to fuse 'earth and live were touching '.
They said fuse was cooked and were in process of renewing the box and 2 meter of underground supply cable.
Still there 4 hours later.
What I'd like to know is - could this problem possibly affect the consumption of electricity in the flat ?.
Other thing I have found out is- when the guy who tried to fit the new metre said ' lots of power being consumed in flat at that moment --and when he tested eco7 immersion element-- it was running !!.
At that time of day- it should not have been running .
12-30 am until 07-30 am is the eco7 time here at flat.
Personally I think somewhere along the line the supply to 'inside the house consumer unit is wrong.
Has anyone got any ideas about this .
Please .
Tenants are worried because S Power says they have been using equivalent to £150 per month electricity.
Thanks .
Bit of a problem right now . Long story but I'll try to condense it .
Rental property I own - 2 bed upstairs flat---above another one I also own--in a block of four.
Built 1981 - always been very warm flats .
Tenant in top flat 2 years ago was always complaning about high electric bills (no gas in flats-- only leccy- economy7).
Flats well insulated ( cav wall- and loft by me --also DG etc ).
2 weeks ago I went into top flat because oven had broken--so I replaced it .
Last week I got a call- 'only storage heater (creda 3.4) in flat' was not working. I looked at it- and knobs on top were 'cooked'.
I suggested they had been drying clothes on it.
Rather than make a fuss I said I will replace it asap. (this sat I will have one to do so).
Today I went past flat- and guy was there changing the metre- but couldnt complete the job because as soon as he turned power on- wheel was spinning so fast and things were overheating in fuse box (inlet).
1 Hour later- 2 vans there digging away at outside drive. Eventually they found the cables to fuse 'earth and live were touching '.
They said fuse was cooked and were in process of renewing the box and 2 meter of underground supply cable.
Still there 4 hours later.
What I'd like to know is - could this problem possibly affect the consumption of electricity in the flat ?.
Other thing I have found out is- when the guy who tried to fit the new metre said ' lots of power being consumed in flat at that moment --and when he tested eco7 immersion element-- it was running !!.
At that time of day- it should not have been running .
12-30 am until 07-30 am is the eco7 time here at flat.
Personally I think somewhere along the line the supply to 'inside the house consumer unit is wrong.
Has anyone got any ideas about this .
Please .
Tenants are worried because S Power says they have been using equivalent to £150 per month electricity.
Thanks .