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Thanks for the advice. The heater is working fine. I changed the thermostat, by buying the same sized one from Screwfix. The only wires I touched were the brown and white ones, which I guessed were at the same sides as before. That is what I was unsure about. All electrics in the flat were...

Hi An update to this is that the water was boiling hot, and using lots of units. I have now replaced the thermostat. There were no instructions, so I have rewired the new one the same as the last. See photo attached. Could anybody please confirm this is OK. Thanks.

Hi Thanks for the replies. I put the immersion heater on low (50) all night, on Economy 7, and it used a lot of units. I'm starting to think about a timer again. My son lives by himself, has a shower at 6 a.m. and is the at work all day, so does not need much water. One problem is that the...

I'll do that. I was thinking in terms of only one immersion heater. Here, it can't use the high rate electricity, so it is different. Thanks a lot.

Hi Please can someone give me some advice about fitting a timer for the immersion heater in my son’s flat? There are 2 immersion heaters, one of which only works at the Economy 7 time. A switch in the kitchen controls both immersion heaters. They will not work, unless this is turned on...

Update. The meter was faulty, and has now been replaced. The power company has said it will compensate me for the extra units used, but this has not happened yet. Faulty meters may be rare, but they obviously do happen. Thanks. Skye16

No. Nothing is getting hot. I get 8 hours cheap night rate with Hydro. Thanks for your help.

Response to: 'Though the LED is flashing is the unit readout actually advancing and by what amount in an hour.' Yes the meter is advancing. I first noticed it flashing, and when I checked the readings, I found I was using far more units than I normally use - probably about ten or twelve...

The time switch signal comes direct from Scottish Hydro, the local power company. There's no problem with that. Everything at night is cheap rate, not just the storage heaters. It's strange that it is only the day (expensive) meter that is faulty.

Hi The day time meter is going again, even when everything if off. Night time seems accurate. Here are two photos, the first showing all switches off. The red light is still flashing every five seconds or so. The second photo shows the daytime reading. Two questions I would be...