there are 2 main faults with storage heaters. no heat or lack of heat
No heat:
1: make sure switch is on overnight. most have a neon so at night you can easily see if there is a supply to it. be aware that this supply is usually economy 7 and only works during night - usually around 12-7am
2: if still nothing, its most likely the thermal link. this usually trip/melt if something is placed over the heater. like your wet clothes. the thermal trip/link is located under the main cover (normally screwed on at the bottom, may need a stubby screwdriver or pliers to get screw out) next to the control dials.
there are 2 main types, re-settable links and melting links.
If you have a resettable type, there will be some kind of reset button. if something clicks when this is pressed, it had tripped. put cover back together.
If its a melting link, you will see 2x wires with a gap between. and some residue of what was between them.
they look like this
they cost around
Please note: This topic was started in 2009, since then a lot of sites /pages linked to no longer exist, so the thread is locked. If you have a storage heater question, please start a new post.
No heat:
1: make sure switch is on overnight. most have a neon so at night you can easily see if there is a supply to it. be aware that this supply is usually economy 7 and only works during night - usually around 12-7am
2: if still nothing, its most likely the thermal link. this usually trip/melt if something is placed over the heater. like your wet clothes. the thermal trip/link is located under the main cover (normally screwed on at the bottom, may need a stubby screwdriver or pliers to get screw out) next to the control dials.
there are 2 main types, re-settable links and melting links.
If you have a resettable type, there will be some kind of reset button. if something clicks when this is pressed, it had tripped. put cover back together.
If its a melting link, you will see 2x wires with a gap between. and some residue of what was between them.
they look like this
they cost around
Please note: This topic was started in 2009, since then a lot of sites /pages linked to no longer exist, so the thread is locked. If you have a storage heater question, please start a new post.