Hi,
In my (rented) cottage I have an economy 7 tariff and two night storage heaters. The night storage heaters have been out of use (one broken/one unused) since before Christmas. When submitting a meter reading today I discovered the night rate meter reading has not changed since January - quite odd. I cannot actually submit the reading online because the figure is the same as the one submitted in January!
I was under the impression that the normal power/lighting circuit switched to economy 7 supply at night. Therefore, I regularly put appliances (washing machines etc.) on timers to run during night rate hours to save money. However the fact that the night rate meter reading has not changed in the last 4 months would suggest that this is not the case, and only the night storage heaters are connected to economy 7 supply.
If this is the case it would mean I have been paying an above normal day rate for the privilege of a cheaper night rate but not actually benefiting from the night rate.
And even worse, my hot water tank, convector heaters, washing machine which are all on timers to run during the night have all been running on an inflated day rate.
I have read somewhere that there should be a spur from the E7 fuse board that directs supply to the normal consumer unit for sockets/lighting etc. Would it be possible that mine is not connected this way? The E7 uses an old fashioned fusebox with two blue 15A fuses, the normal circuit is connected to a modern consumer unit with trip switches.
As a tenant I am in a bit of sticky situation. It is unlikely the landlord would pay to have this sorted - he is beyond useless. Don't know what to do? Switch to a regular tariff as I don't use the night storage heaters (we have a log burner)? Any help/confirmation of the problem would be great before I complain to the letting agent/landlord.
Many thanks,
Josh
In my (rented) cottage I have an economy 7 tariff and two night storage heaters. The night storage heaters have been out of use (one broken/one unused) since before Christmas. When submitting a meter reading today I discovered the night rate meter reading has not changed since January - quite odd. I cannot actually submit the reading online because the figure is the same as the one submitted in January!
I was under the impression that the normal power/lighting circuit switched to economy 7 supply at night. Therefore, I regularly put appliances (washing machines etc.) on timers to run during night rate hours to save money. However the fact that the night rate meter reading has not changed in the last 4 months would suggest that this is not the case, and only the night storage heaters are connected to economy 7 supply.
If this is the case it would mean I have been paying an above normal day rate for the privilege of a cheaper night rate but not actually benefiting from the night rate.
And even worse, my hot water tank, convector heaters, washing machine which are all on timers to run during the night have all been running on an inflated day rate.I have read somewhere that there should be a spur from the E7 fuse board that directs supply to the normal consumer unit for sockets/lighting etc. Would it be possible that mine is not connected this way? The E7 uses an old fashioned fusebox with two blue 15A fuses, the normal circuit is connected to a modern consumer unit with trip switches.
As a tenant I am in a bit of sticky situation. It is unlikely the landlord would pay to have this sorted - he is beyond useless. Don't know what to do? Switch to a regular tariff as I don't use the night storage heaters (we have a log burner)? Any help/confirmation of the problem would be great before I complain to the letting agent/landlord.
Many thanks,
Josh
