Recent content by dangerousdave1

I have some existing storage heaters in my house when i moved in which are quite old. I needed to relocate one of them and on dismantling i noticed that the front insulation panel was in very poor condition and needs replacing. This is the insulation panel which fits over the bricks prior to...

I see where you are coming from Adam re. what side of the split load unit the cooker is on. Its on the rcd protected side and probably what you are hinting at is the fact that a 30+ amp cooker and a 40 amp shower in addition to all the other circuits may well overload the 80 amp rcd. Thanks...

I always wondered what method would keep the cables the coolest. For some reason i thought that burying the cables would make them hotter! They do run vertically from the consumer unit to the ceiling so no problem there. Maybe my original idea of fitting a 30ma rcd is not a bad idea after...

Yes the cables are clipped directly to the wall at present but i was thinking of burying them or boxing in for neatness...would either of these still be ok? Please excuse my ignorance but i dont understand what you mean about the Zs. :? Yes i have 16A breakers protecting the 2.55kw...

Many thanks Adam for your response. The only problem i can envisage is that 5 of the cables on their final run from the ceiling to the consumer unit are bunched for a distance of about 2.5 metres. These bunched 1.5mm cables supply 2x 2.55kw heaters, 2x 1.7kw and 1x0.85. Sorry, i...

Hi, I wonder if someone could give me some advice re. old storage heaters already installed when i bought my house. I have 5 x2.55 kw storage heaters which have 1.5mm cable supplying them via 13 amp neon switches. According to information on this site a 1.5mm cable will take up to 3.6kw so...