Economy 7 Off Peak WELL before 11!?

[izools]

Hope someone can advise!

Moved into our flat about six weeks ago, we have night storage heating and an Economy 7 tariff.

Two strange things are happening:

1. At about 5PM each day, the heating comes on and stays on until we call it a night until whatever hour in the morning.

2. When the heating comes on a 5PM, there is often, but not always, a brief cut in power, i.e. the lights go out altogether for a second or two causing any electrical devices on in the property to cut out (i.e. the washing machine will reset itself if mid-cycle and the broadband router reboots).

I just checked the dual-rate meter, and now (just before 9PM) the indicator is pointing toward "Low".

Are we on some kind of special tariff that switches to off peak at strange hour giving us lots of off peak?

Is the teleswitch faulty?

 

[Spark123]

You shouldn't have an interruption of supply on the non time switched supply, best bet is to phone your electricity supplier and get them to come out and have a look.

 

[RF Lighting]

It could be just a time switch which has ended up out of sync.

The power dipping a little bit is to be expected, but if it's as bad as you say, then it would be a good idea to have the DNO come out and have a look at it.

 

[izools]

Just had a look

It's a radio teleswitch, not a timed switch, so no timer to go out of sync, correct?

Also, I've only experienced the cut in power once so it may have been a coincidence.

Is it possible for a radio teleswitch to switch at the wrong time for any reason?

 

[izools]

Here is my meter and teleswitch if it helps:

 

[flameport]

Is it possible for a radio teleswitch to switch at the wrong time for any reason?

Teleswitches can be programmed remotely, and also switched on/off at any time.
However if it is switching at the wrong time every day, it is probably faulty.

It is normal for only the heating to be switched, the CU for the heaters would be connected to a separate terminal in the meter/teleswitch.

 

[izools]

Fair enough.

Still, I'm happy, as long as the teleswitch isn't turning the night stores on, but leaving the meter on Peak Rate.

This is what I was worried about, the nigh store circuit being switched on at 5, but the meter not being rate switched until 11!

Although from the pic I see the little arrow is pointing at "Low", at 9PM, so I suppose this is a fault I can bear to live with

 

[ColJack]

does that little arrow move? looks painted on to me

 

[izools]

It isn't clear in the pic but the arrow is in a little square opening in the faceplate, like the date ticker on the face of an analogue wristwatch, so I would assume it moves!