Storage heater advice

[Murdoch]

Yes  ...it usually involves a lot of driving about , say , fetching a spare part  etc . 

People tend to forget that you have to spend unpaid time travelling to and from site ............... yes you may be on site for 1 hour, but the entire time could easily be 2 hours .......

 

[Sharpend]

I used to do small hour, hour and half for £60, so  4 a day was plenty for me. 

 

[Murdoch]

I used to do small hour, hour and half for £60, so  4 a day was plenty for me. 

Small hour?

 

[Sharpend]

Small hour?

Damn that's excellent predictive texting it was supposed to be 'first' please do not think I go out in the small hours for that price!! 

 

[martyj]

Electrician popped over tonight, there is a fault with the thermal cutout. He is going to price for part and labour.

is it the kind of thing i could do myself? How would the part come? As the whole unit with the thermostat, or less?

Thanks guys

 

[Andy™]

you could fit one yourself, not too hard to do, but i hope youre not using him for free advice to tell you whats broke and then fit it yourself

 

[martyj]

you could fit one yourself, not too hard to do, but i hope youre not using him for free advice to tell you whats broke and then fit it yourself

That would be harsh! He is doing some rewiring in my kitchen too, i just wanted to be able to gauge how much he was charging for his time compared to the job etc

 

[ProDave]

Yes let the guy supply and fit it.

As I rather suspected it was the thermal cut out. Although in theory most can be reset, I have encountered at least 2 that failed to reset and had to be replaced.

 

[martyj]

Hi all, the electrician has been able to source the thermal cutout, was a little tricky, and come back with a price of £143 + vat to supply and fit. Does that seem reasonable? I have no idea.

thanks, martin

 

[John Clark]

Hi all,

A storage heater in the hall of the place i’ve just bought isn’t working.

it is a Dimplex SH12 439356 Series B.

In the electrical test, the electrician said power is going into the heater correctly. When I adjust the input/output dial i can hear clicks so possibly the thermostat is working? 

I have set input to max and there is no heat coming out at all.

is there a way whether i could test ifit is a faulty thermostat, or whether it is something more serious, i.e will need replacing?

Thank you,

Martin.

PS how do you get photos small enough to attach on here?!

Be careful when opening up storage heaters some old ones CONTAIN ASBESTOS

 

[kerching]

http://www.storageheaters.com/asbestos-list.htm 

dont mention it, you're welcome

 

[martyj]

Thanks John/Kerching,

I had the thermal cut out replaced and it lasted 2 days and it went again, so there is some other fault causing it.

Spark’s advice was to replace because of age and difficulty diagnosing, so that is something for the near future.

regards,

martin.