How to wire up my storage heater

[Ny5021]

Hi, please can someone help!

I have moved my storage heater from my bedroom to my living room and did not make a note of the wiring and now I cannot remember how to wire it back up.

the wire connected to the storage heater has a brown, blue and green & yellow wires, and the wires from the wall is red, black and green.

can someone please tell me where these go in the stocket? the socket has a N, L (load) and L (in) points.

thanks

 

[EFLImpudence]

Brown L load
Red L in
Blue & Black N
Green/Yellow & Green to Earth connection

I suppose where you are going to connect the storage heater is on the Economy 7 circuit.

 

[wingcoax]

You should only connect through a switched fused connector installed on the economy seven circuit, unless you want an astronomical leccy bill.

 

[Ny5021]

yes it is a fused connector switch which is on Economy7

 

[bernardgreen]

As well as the electrics you need to be careful about how it is fitted to the wall taking into account any movement / vibration that may occur in the wall. A stud wall can move enough that the fixing screws work loose over time leaving the heater balancing on its feet and it could then be pulled over by a child hanging onto it.

 

[OwainDIYer]

Assuming the storage heater is on its own 16A or 20A fuse/MCB (which it should be) I'd prefer a 20A DP switch rather than a 13A FCU.

Larger storage heaters can be close to the max for 13A and are a sustained load over several hours.