I've moved into a flat that has the off-peak E7 storage heaters. There is one in the hall (2.7Kw), one in the living room (3.4Kw) and there are also two panel heaters (one in the bedroom and one in the living room also).
There is an old Dimplex Zone conrtol timer box in the hall which I found is disconnected and the wires are connected in a junction box behind it.
The problem is, in my fuse box I have 2 32A MCB's controlling Zone 1 (living room with storage heater AND panel heater) and zone 2 (hall storage heater and bedroom panel heater). Occasionally through the winter I have had both the panel heaters and storage heaters on.
Usually in previous flats, there has been one MCB per storage heater. This one is different and I'm confused. To add to my confusion, the zone 1 MCB looks like it is overloaded and the cables to the consumer unit have gone black. I've pulled the MCB and an electrician is coming on Monday.
What I would like to know is, can storage heaters be wired like this? Is the zone 1 MCB overloaded?
The storage heaters have each have a 13amp FCU and timer next to them. I sense the electrician that installed them was wearing a 10 gallon hat as the off-peak is also live through the day, even though I do have 2 tariffs and a seperate meter!!
I would like some advice so I know what the electrician is talking about and also so I don't get ripped off (not that electricians are like that of course!). Any info / advice appreciated.
There is an old Dimplex Zone conrtol timer box in the hall which I found is disconnected and the wires are connected in a junction box behind it.
The problem is, in my fuse box I have 2 32A MCB's controlling Zone 1 (living room with storage heater AND panel heater) and zone 2 (hall storage heater and bedroom panel heater). Occasionally through the winter I have had both the panel heaters and storage heaters on.
Usually in previous flats, there has been one MCB per storage heater. This one is different and I'm confused. To add to my confusion, the zone 1 MCB looks like it is overloaded and the cables to the consumer unit have gone black. I've pulled the MCB and an electrician is coming on Monday.
What I would like to know is, can storage heaters be wired like this? Is the zone 1 MCB overloaded?
The storage heaters have each have a 13amp FCU and timer next to them. I sense the electrician that installed them was wearing a 10 gallon hat as the off-peak is also live through the day, even though I do have 2 tariffs and a seperate meter!!
I would like some advice so I know what the electrician is talking about and also so I don't get ripped off (not that electricians are like that of course!). Any info / advice appreciated.
