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Thanks, thought that would probably be the case. Yes, only have 2 storage heaters, a 3kw plus a 1.5kw, now that I have some better baseline data on my usage when the heating is on I am going to do some cost modelling on the different tariffs to see where things lie. Currently I just need to know...

Hi everyone, thank you all so much for your replies thus far, all very useful and insightful. So, we've established that this is a real botch job. What I do know is that I had a letter from Southern electric last year / 18 months ago stating that they would be replacing the teleswitch - is this...

Thanks for that.

Thanks Yorkspark - appreciate the input - which one is cable 4 on the meter (colour?) - sorry for what seems like a daft question! Dom

Thanks Gazfen, I guess I need to get a qualified electrician in to remedy things. Out of interest - who would of wired in to the teleswitch in the first instance - services provider or electrician?

I rather like the alertme solution, and yes it was £50 - what I really like is the iphone app allowing to control alertme switches across my house via the web - bit like the x11 stuff control stuff. In addition it also runs my home security solution for very little money and some great features...

Thanks All-Sheds - good heads up, I have gone through and edited the photo to anonymise my meter. You are indeed correct about the RCD - they don't go into it - the storage heaters are to the right - have labelled the original pic.

Hi ricicle, thank you ever so much for the prompt reply to my post. I will have a look at the red cabling from the teleswitch when I get home. Am pretty sure that the red cable (left hand one as you look at the teleswitch) enters the block top right but I am not sure whether it is a double pole...

Hi everyone - have been really impressed with all the useful information that I have gleamed from here so far, so I thought that I may get some support with my house wiring. I am currently assessing the heating at home and bills, I am on Economy 7 with storage heaters and not impressed. Now, the...