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    Economy 7 problems

    ***UPDATE*** Have now checked the continuity of the circuits. The e7 immersion circuit was fine (as expected), however both storage heater black (neutral) inputs were in a bad way with the insulation all cracked and degraded (one had even sheared). I have cut the cables back beyond the...
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    Economy 7 problems

    Thanks dingbat, Have re-read BN's post and will perform an earth & continuity check later today. Will let you know the results... Mark
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    Economy 7 problems

    ***UPDATE*** I wired the storage heater to a plug last night and it worked! I am guessing that this now firmly rules out the heater as having a problem (confirmed by Dimplex). As the e7 immersion heater works the e7 supply must also be OK, which leaves a fault somewhere between the...
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    Economy 7 problems

    Thanks BN for the comprehensive reply. I was wondering whether I could rule out the heater by wiring it into a plug (with fuse) and simply plugging it into a socket? This should then (after a while) heat up? Is this a good idea?
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    Economy 7 problems

    It is certainly confusing me. As well as testing with the kettle wired in, I also tested the circuit with a mains tester, and it appeared to show that the circuit was live (i.e. the light came on). Could it be that the circuit is supplying insufficient power to heat the kettle/storage...
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    Economy 7 problems

    There are 3 fuses in the economy 7 fuse box, all with 15Amp cartridge type fuses. The "point" is just a simple plain flex outlet that you wire the heater into, no switches or fuses. Am I right in thinking that the kettle should work when I wire it into this circuit during the economy 7...
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    Economy 7 problems

    Hi all, hope you can give some assistance. My economy 7 storage heater seems to have stopped working. I have tried wiring in a spare storage heater (I originally had two storage heaters but removed one as it was blocking the hallway) but this did not work either. Nor did wiring either...
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