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Thank you everyone for your comments. I hadn't appreciated there were Wi-Fi enabled contactors available, Amazon and other stores tend to guide you to smart plugs etc. Is this the kind of thing you were talking about, Harry...

Hello everyone I've posted elsewhere about a one bedroom flat I've recently bought with night storage heaters. As I don't stay there all the time, I'm looking for a means to remotely monitor the temperature over winter and, if possible, switch the heaters on and off. I don't want to get into...

Thanks for that, MeldrewsMate. Yes, I thought the figure was rather high, even for the off-peak period. I guess if it is a 2 kW immersion heater, then running constantly for 7 hours would fit in with this. It makes me wonder if the thermostat is not working properly, and the immersion heater...

OK, so I've finally taken possession of the flat! First things I did: 1) Turned on the water and the stop cock. 2) Switched on the E7 at the consumer unit and "night" switch in the cupboard. 3) Took electricity meter reading. 4) Unpacked a few things. 5) Returned to my current abode...

Good point, thanks. Thought I might be barking up the wrong tree with an instantaneous heater. NB

Ah, excellent answers everybody, thank you. And especially you, MeldrewsMate. I was thinking instead maybe installing two smaller (10 litre?) units, one 3 kW for the kitchen, and maybe 2 kW for the basin. But, if they need to have an overflow to an outside wall that might be an issue - the...

That's great, thanks. Do you still reckon a single 15 litre heater like the Ariston Andris 3 kW can support both the kitchen sink and the hand basin, or perhaps two separate 10 litre (2 kW?) units? https://www.screwfix.com/p/ariston-andris-lux-undersink-water-heater-3kw-15ltr/2371g Many...

Thanks for the replies so far. I'm surprised there's no detractors from this idea, though - surely this is too good to be true? Looking at the hot water tank in the flat, being a Fortic type I understand this has its own built-in cold water cistern at the top. Is this a potential issue for...

Hello all I'm returning to DIYNOT after a long hiatus and lapsed account. As ever, I only come on here if I want to know something or (as in this case) to reaffirm a decision I am about to make. I'm in the process of buying a one bedroom first floor flat, built c.1990. It's on E7 supply...