heaters

  1. J

    3kw heaters install, timer switches

    Evening Gents just after a bit of advice and what would you do differently. I have wired up 3 kw heaters in 4mm tuff cable (40 meter distance, separate circuits, b20 mcb warehouse). I used these energy efficient timer switches to save energy. I have managed to get the wires in but it’s tight...
  2. M

    Can someone explain how these storage heaters were wired via the contactor?

    Been round to a house to quote to replace some storage heaters for new panel heaters and came across a strange (to me at least) way of wiring the old storage heaters via a contactor in the board, as usually I see their own off peak consumer unit which powers up at night via economy 7. From the...
  3. Electrical2go

    Water Heaters Available at E2GO

    At Electrical2Go, we have recently broadened our product range to include water heaters. Our goal is to offer comprehensive solutions for both residential and commercial needs, and this expansion allows us to do just that. We are now proud stockists of water heaters from renowned brands like Zip...
  4. Bob Geldoff1234

    UK Help with replacement storage heaters

    I get asked quite a lot about replacing old storage heaters with something more economical and I don't know what to recommend. Some people ask for the economy 7 tarrif to be changed over to a permanent supply and to fit convector heaters. I cannot see how this can be more economical than the...
  5. W

    School swimming pool changing areas, what heaters?

    Any ideas for an appropriate wall heater for school swimming pool changing rooms? (well detached from pool area but will still have wet bodies in obviously) Got to be reasonably well protected from abuse They have currently got twin tubular heaters with steel cages over the top, but the heat...
  6. UKMeterman

    Quiet contactors needed for some 20KW fan heaters

    Hi, I am looking for some quiet contactors to control a pair of 3 phase 20KW fan heaters in an art gallery. Are there any favourite suppliers?
  7. HappyHippyDad

    Some advice on infrared heaters please.

    Evening all 🙂 I have been asked to quote for installing infrared heating panels (smart) throughout a house. This will be a first for me and I thought I would talk it through on here. In total 5.8kW. Top floor is 2.7kW (3 panels and a towel panel) and ground floor is 3.1kW (4 panels). These are...
  8. G

    I have electric panel heaters, and I want a thermostat with wifi app control.

    So as the title says, I have 3 panel heaters in my flat, but only one really needs the fine control i'm after, the other two rarely go on even in dead winter as i'm stingy and my flat is small. The heaters are mains connected (no plug sockets) so i'm looking for something that ideally will go...
  9. Z

    Metal electric wall heaters - no cpc present.

    I all 4 bedrooms in a rented property, there are cheap metal electric wall heaters. By design their cables are made of two wires - no cpc.They are plugged into a socket circuit with 32 A MCB.How would you code that? AThe heaters are not part of the installation, do i need to put that in the report?
  10. newfutile

    Class 2 metal case heaters

    During an EICR the heater cases were found not connected to earth and only had 2 core cable, they do have a double insulated label on them, is this acceptable, they are fed by mcb with no rcd.
  11. KevinH

    20A DP or FCU for 1.5kW storage heaters

    Done a few EICR's recently and having a blonde moment regarding storage heaters. All storage heaters in the property are rated at 1.5kw and fed by 1.5mm HR flex, circuits are individually fed in 2.5mm T&E by individual 16A MCB's. All perfectly normal, except that each one is isolated locally...
  12. D

    Electric Wall Heaters

    Hello We live in an apartment and are looking to have our 19 year old dimplex electric wall heaters replaced. I'm looking for recommendations on the best electric wall heaters around 1kw. Are dimplex the best? We want to be able to control them via a hub over wifi. Any advice appreciated...
  13. M

    New Zealand IR heaters with remote

    Hi All, I have few Heaters need to be operated with one switch. But every time when I turend on, heates go to standby, then I need to turn it on with remote controllar. I need to turn the heaters on by only turning on the wall switch. Is it possble to...
  14. saunaQ

    Reusing heaters from broken sauna.

    Hi, I bought a portable sauna, it came with a fuse board attached to the outside wall, this fuse board connected to the power outlet on the wall. This fuse board also connected to 3 heaters. The sauna doesn't work anymore, I assume there's something gone wrong in the fuse board. I think the...
  15. P

    Supply for 2 x immersion heaters.

    Hi everyone I have 2 x 250 litre unvented indirect DHW cylinders. The primary heat source is the oil fired boiler, but both cylinders have backup immersion heaters. Currently, only one of them is connected - it has a dedicated circuit with a 16a mcb and a DP switch. The cable is massive -...
  16. M

    USA How to wire two 7.5KW electric heaters to one breaker box?

    In a large insulated garage on a farm I wish to wire two 7.5kw electic heaters. https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/digital-fan-forced-ceiling-mount-heater-cz230er?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2sqOBhCGARIsAPuPK0jfOUo8TMLPaaQz3pMpwUUkGLhMefpcy_ejVb_Xo2CoahKIo-nIz2QaAgUfEALw_wcB A...
  17. N

    Newbies in UK and storage heaters, off peak, all stuff

    Hi, My husband and I recently moved to the UK and a new flat, after living always in accommodations. We have some big answers about the electrical system in the flat, and I hope you could help me. I'll leave you some photos to explain ourselves. Q.1: we have one switchboard that says “storage...
  18. T

    Rewire of apartment with economy 7, storage heaters, immersion & UFH

    Hi all looking for a bit of advice. I've been asked to price a rewire for a early 70's build 2 bed apartment. The apartment block was built in the very early 70's. It has 2 consumer units (one being economy 7) and appears to have underfloor heating in the rooms, 2 storage heaters & an immersion...
  19. A

    problem with Dimplex Duo300n heaters

    Hello, I’m not an electrician and I have a question in relation to Dimplex Duo300n. Some background information: a couple of months ago I have moved into the property where those heaters are in place (there is 5 of them). The people who used to live in this apartment before, used RXPW4 control...
  20. S

    Wifi control of 3 heaters - Sonoff?

    I'm installing 3 x 500w heaters in an outdoor room and want to be able to switch them on/off via wifi. I was considering a single Sonoff Basic R2 like this to add to the circuit: Itead Sonoff Basic R2 Wifi DIY Smart Remote Control Switch | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353403455199 Will...

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