storage heater.

[dingodeano]

inspected a flat after change of tenancy other day

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• dingodeano
• 17 Aug 2012
• 1

storage heater

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• dingodeano
• 17 Aug 2012
• 1

removed storage heater..hmm

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• dingodeano
• 17 Aug 2012
• 1

oh dear.

 

[Steve]

What had happened?

 

[dingodeano]

I dont think anyone had ever opperated switch during off peak hours as the fuse for that storage heater was still intact.
I just made it safe and blanked it off.

 

[JohnW2]

I dont think anyone had ever opperated switch during off peak hours as the fuse for that storage heater was still intact. I just made it safe and blanked it off.

Interesting! Where had the heater been connected - to the same red/black (or maybe the black and the 'spare terminal?), or what?

Kind Regards, John.

 

[dingodeano]

I assume what had happened was the tennant at some point deccorated. And changed a number of the wiring accesories. The double pole switch for the isolation of the heater was replaced with a 10ax light switch(the heater was removed sometime before). If the switch had been in the on position during off peak hours there would have been a dead short across the L N protected by a 16a MEM cartridge.

 

[RF Lighting]

I'd like to have seen that

 

[dingodeano]

Amazed that it never happened !

 

[JohnW2]

I assume what had happened was the tennant at some point deccorated. And changed a number of the wiring accesories. The double pole switch for the isolation of the heater was replaced with a 10ax light switch(the heater was removed sometime before). If the switch had been in the on position during off peak hours there would have been a dead short across the L N protected by a 16a MEM cartridge.

Yes, I realised that much, but your first picture seems to show a cable going from that switch to the storage heater. Assuming that to be the case, I was interested in knowing which of the terminals (of the light switch), if any, that had been connected to. If it had been connected to the black/red incoming conductors, and the switch had always been left in the 'no bang' position, then the heater would, of course, have worked (thereby perhaps 'reassuring' someone that they had wired it correctly!!).

Kind Regards, John

 

[dingodeano]

first pic and second are different walls in same room. the second heater had been removed causing (im asuming) the tennant to decide on replacement of low level 'light switch'.

 

[JohnW2]

first pic and second are different walls in same room. the second heater had been removed ....

Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying.

Kind Regards, John

 

[kai]

I am surprised that the tenant did not simply chocblock off the cable and fit a square blanking-off plate. If a young child operated that low-level switch at night, there will be an almighty bang! and a blown fuse.