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Thanks very much Gaz - I think you have a really good understanding of my situation, I will have a look tonight and more than likely arrange for an electricain to come in.

Thanks Ban all Sheds Gaz the Sparky has an interesting point : "The reason i ask is that the horstman timer just requires one feed from the normal tariff electric ie 24 hour supply it doesnt need the ecomany 7 supply" One thing's for sure... I need an Electrician.. way out of my depth...

The original Tonka Toy wrote: "BAS is referring to the way that the cable has been terminated in the consumer unit - if that's wrong then you'll definitely need an electrician to have a look. Does the switch that trips have a test button or not?" The answer is yes, the switch that trips...

Hi Ban all sheds when you say : "£ to a p you got the neutrals mixed up and have created an imbalance when the E7 comes on", are you referring to the immerison wiring ?

Some further info... I believe I have two consumer units, one for normal suply and one for economy 7 supply, It is the switch on the normal supply that is tripping, but only when the econ 7 supply is live i.e after midnight. I do apologise for any confusion

Hi, It is the switch on my consumer unit that is tripping. (is this MCB?)

Hi there It is the immersion heater that is connected to the economy 7 feed that is tripping

Sorry if this sounds stupid... what am I checking the 13 amp fuse for?, I know there is one. This morning I woke at 3.am to check on the status, interestingly it had not tripped (but I'm unclear as to whether if it was actualy heating), however at 7.15a.m it had tripped? Just before leaving...

Hi ricicle and thanks for your reply. I changed the original tank because the plumber that came round to change my bottom immersion could not free it and advised he did not want to split the tank. Both of the immersions are brand new (3.0/2.76 kw Backer Electric Company immersion) I'm...

Morning all, My water cylinder is an Economy 7 Direct (two immersions) the bottom immersion is fed form an economy 7 supply and the upper immersion works off my normal supply. Yesterday I fitted a brand new cylinder / 2X Immersions and an economy 7 Hortsman timer; although the top...