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many thanks your answer has made it clear, so by replacing the wire from the heater to the switch and make sure all connections are tight it should work?? i hope

further to my question does anybody have an explanation as to why three switches have burnt out in the time we have had electric night storage heaters, the supply is routed through the wall between the hall and the lounge, the hall had a night storage heater which was never used it was to big...

further info , i checked the main heater fusebox it is rated at 80 amps and has fuses for 4 heaters all rated at 15 amps i only use 2 of these all equipment and switches are the real deal not micky mouse cheap buys also the heater on landing has never given any problem it is the same heater as...

holmslaw thanks for your answer ,, the switch up untill the last one were the ones which came with the installation , the last switch was rated at 45 amps the original ones were 20 amps , the heater is switched on when the cold gets to much and left on until spring, the first we noticed was when...

i have two night storage heaters that i use 1 in lounge and 1 on landing both were fitted 20 years ago by an electrical company, the one in the lounge has blown the on/of switch three times, i had the heaters replaced last year and used a cooker switch to connect the lounge heater to the fused...