Hi

I have just ordered a storage heater which I would like to install.

In my room I have a double plug.  Is it easy to connect the storage
heater to the normal plug and do I need to get a fused wiring adapter
for it?

Thanks
Dave

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Da Buit   wrote:


> Hi
>
> I have just ordered a storage heater which I would like to install.
>
> In my room I have a double plug.  Is it easy to connect the storage
> heater to the normal plug and do I need to get a fused wiring adapter
> for it?
>
> Thanks
> Dave


What is the power rating of the heater? That will give a clue as to what
type of connection is required. They're normally hard-wired, on a dedicated
circuit (see below).

You surely don't want to plug it into a normal 13A socket? The whole idea of
storage heaters is that they charge up over night on cheap(er) *off peak*
electricity - for which you need a separate meter and timer. If you're going
to run it on the most expensive electricity, you'd be better off with a
normal convector or fan heater. At least you would then have some control
over when the house gets heated.
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> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> Da Buit   wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have just ordered a storage heater which I would like to install.
>>
>> In my room I have a double plug.  Is it easy to connect the storage
>> heater to the normal plug and do I need to get a fused wiring adapter
>> for it?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dave
>
> What is the power rating of the heater? That will give a clue as to what
> type of connection is required. They're normally hard-wired, on a 
> dedicated
> circuit (see below).
>
> You surely don't want to plug it into a normal 13A socket? The whole idea 
> of
> storage heaters is that they charge up over night on cheap(er) *off peak*
> electricity - for which you need a separate meter and timer.


Not necessarily so.  I think my old house's meter switched over everything 
at night.  So it was worth running the washing m/c overnight too.


rusty

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:06:00 퍝, Rusty wrote:


>> You surely don't want to plug it into a normal 13A socket? The 
>> whole idea of storage heaters is that they charge up over night on 
>> cheap(er) *off peak* electricity - for which you need a separate 
>> meter and timer.
> 
> Not necessarily so.  I think my old house's meter switched over 
> everything at night.  So it was worth running the washing m/c 
> overnight too.


Generally all electricity used during the off peak period is charged 
at the lower rate. Power used outside the off peak period is charged 
at a rate higher than the normal domestic one. 

You don't want a 3kW storage heater routinely taking power outside the 
off peak period. For this reason they are normally installed via a 
switched CU that is only live during the cheap time. 

You could use a separate time switch but you need to keep the time 
switch that tells the meter when it's cheap rate and the one that 
switches on the heater in sync, It could get very expensive very 
quickly if they are out of sync, >25p/hour for a 3kW heater at peak 
rate against 10p/hr at cheap rate. A difference of about a £1/day 
(£90/qtr) with a 7hr on period set to peak instead of off-peak.

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Dave.                                             pam is missing e-mail

> I have just ordered a storage heater which I would like to install.
> In my room I have a double plug.  Is it easy to connect the storage
> heater to the normal plug and do I need to get a fused wiring adapter
> for it?


A storage heater needs a dedicated circuit wired to a time switched consumer
unit and an Economy 7 meter. If you don't have Economy 7 and don't want it,
cancel your heater order and buy something suitable for portable use, such
as a convector heater (which is much quieter and more civilised than a fan
heater).

Christian.