Recent content by dandare1980

Update. I think for simplicity I'll press ahead with an 8.5 Kw shower, just to give me a few more amps of wriggle room. I've contacted Western Power and they're happy to send someone out to check the main fuse is rated at 100 amp (fingers crossed). I'm also contacting my supplier EDF to...

Hi John, Unfortunately there is no mains gas where I live, so it's oil or electric for the mainstream choices. Despite the lack of immediate temperature control with storage heaters, we've found them to be a very reliable solution to heating our house. They also have practically no servicing...

Thanks for the advice Dave. We have storage heaters in the 3 bedrooms, one in the hallway downstairs, one in the living room, one in the kitchen and a small one in the bathroom. A better hot water cylinder - thermal store or unvented - is possibly worth another look. We have no shower at all...

Thanks Binky, I can see the sense of choosing RCBOs over the older style set ups. I've dug out the power monitor display from when the smart meter was installed and if the battery can hold for more than 5 minutes I'll see what's being drawn tomorrow morning before the economy 7 tarrif switches...

Just outside Northampton.

Hi Murdoch, There's currently no shower at all, so the wiring run will be new and appropriate for the chosen rating of shower - I'm just trying to workout if the electric shower's a no go alongside storage heaters so I can look into alternatives. Good point about the RCD on the storage heaters...

Hi, I would be grateful for some advice regarding a potential electrical upgrade which I intend to get completed this summer when we have our kitchen and bathroom refurbished. I will engage the services of an electrician nearer the time, but wanted to explore some possibilities to help with...