Storage Heaters and controller problems............

[Pennine-Paul]

My new partners place has 3 storage heaters that are controlled by an Electratech system and a smart heat controller,we had to turn the electric off briefly and now the storage heaters won't work,the controlling system is an archaic thing from the mid eighties and there's very little information out there,would it be possible to run the storage heaters off the ring main using an individual timer for each one to come on at night??

 

[subaqua]

No.

Circuit would be overloaded.

Premise of all install being off peak at E7 is correct tho.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

There's usually a YouTube video. Have you looked there?

 

[Pale Rider]

There's usually a YouTube video. Have you looked there?

Yes, but it took eight hours to load.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Yes, but it took eight hours to load.

 

[classic33]

Professional Manual
http://www.pgbw.org.uk/electratech/Electratech Professional Manual.pdf
Customer Guide
http://www.pgbw.org.uk/electratech/Electratech Householder Manual.pdf

 

[speccy1]

Isn`t the e7 system on a different circuit?

My nan has economy 7 everything and has 2 separate meters, one normal one, and one economy 7. It`s not just a tripped circuit is it?

Just an idea.............

 

[gbb]

classic 33 probably has the answer, power outage has maybe lost the programmer settings so it's not going to do anything until you re programme it.

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Professional Manual
http://www.pgbw.org.uk/electratech/Electratech Professional Manual.pdf
I found these 2 manuals as well unfortunately they refer to the first batch of controllers that had a membrane keyboard and a help button,mine has proper keys, 0-9 and c,w,r buttons at the bottom

Customer Guide
http://www.pgbw.org.uk/electratech/Electratech Householder Manual.pdf

classic 33 probably has the answer, power outage has maybe lost the programmer settings so it's not going to do anything until you re programme it.

All that appears on the screen is 2 rows of lcd squares,the first square is flashing and no input from the keypad appears to do anything. Nothing has tripped out,there's power to the controller in the electric cupboard and obviously power to the keypad,could a new economy 7 control system be retro fitted??

 

[classic33]

From what I remember, British Gas killed Economy 7. Any parts you get will be secondhand.

 

[classic33]

Any seperate trip switch in the heaters themselves?

What make, model are they?
For spares
http://www.storageheaters.com/storage-heater-repair.htm

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I have economy 7 my meter has 2 outputs and 2 fuse boxes.

The storage heaters are wired to the economy 7 fuse box and they are switched on and off by a timer in the meter at certain times I cant remember the times exactly but it is something like on at midnight and off a 7am.

There is no other controller involved each storage heater is a self contained unit.