Storage heater minor works cert. Question

[rodgerk1977]

just wondering if anyone can help. live in a council house and took the storage heaters out some time ago, now we are just about move out and council want them reinstated and a minor works certificate issued. the heaters are now back in place with the cables ready to be wired back into the sockets on the wall. The sockets were left in place and still wired up inside from the mains. one of the sockets is a fused spur still live for the convection part of the heater the other switch is for the off peak part of the heater. now the off peak part is dead as it was blanked off at the fuse board by edf energy when we changed to a single rate tariff. my question is can a minor works certificate still be issued one these heaters are wired in even though part of the circuit will be dead. thanks in advance.

 

[Fleeting]

So you no longer have an off peak supply for the storage heaters. What do you mean by 'blanked off by EDF'.

 

[rodgerk1977]

So you no longer have an off peak supply for the storage heaters. What do you mean by 'blanked off by EDF'.

EDF energy did something at the board so the off peak cables don't go into the single rate meter.

 

[Murdoch]

A minor works could be completed with dead tests only ……

 

[ProDave]

A minor works could be completed with dead tests only ……

..... But the storage heaters won't work will they?

I suspect the council are expecting the storage heaters to be re connected and working and expecting the next tenant to be able to use them for heating.

 

[Murdoch]

..... But the storage heaters won't work will they?

I suspect the council are expecting the storage heaters to be re connected and working and expecting the next tenant to be able to use them for heating.

Maybe. The next step for the OP is to clarify the councils expectations

We can only speculate

 

[rodgerk1977]

Maybe. The next step for the OP is to clarify the councils expectations

We can only speculate

The council want them reinstated and a minor works certificate issued. I don't think they can specify what tariff we are on. The new tenants have told the council they don't want them. This is part of a mutual exchange.

 

[ProDave]

The council want them reinstated and a minor works certificate issued. I don't think they can specify what tariff we are on. The new tenants have told the council they don't want them. This is part of a mutual exchange.

In that case it's a box ticking exercise. Re connect them, get the MWC and everybody happy.

No point even putting the bricks in the heaters, it will make it easier for the new tenants to remove them again.

But how did you heat the house without them?

 

[Murdoch]

But how did you heat the house without them?

I was wondering about that

you might need the meter supplier and then a local competent spark

 

[rodgerk1977]

In that case it's a box ticking exercise. Re connect them, get the MWC and everybody happy.

No point even putting the bricks in the heaters, it will make it easier for the new tenants to remove them again.

But how did you heat the house without them?

Ok we have an electrition coming out Wednesday so fingers crossed. We have log burner style electric heaters. Old grade 2 listed house.

 

[Murdoch]

I don’t think the electrician will be able to fix this …. When was that meter fitted ?

 

[rodgerk1977]

Meter fitted this year

 

[Murdoch]

Meter fitted this year

hum …. Think you’ll need the meter company involved too to make them work with E7 without contractors, timers etc

 

[rodgerk1977]

Guess I will find out when he comes. At the end of the day they just need wiring back into the wall sockets.

 

[ProDave]

But if this is a mutual exchange and the new tenant does not want the storage heaters. get the electrician to connect them and issue the MWC (with dead testing only) to keep the council happy. It does not matter that the E7 consumer unit has no power.

 

[rodgerk1977]

But if this is a mutual exchange and the new tenant does not want the storage heaters. get the electrician to connect them and issue the MWC (with dead testing only) to keep the council happy. It does not matter that the E7 consumer unit has no power.

This is what I am hoping for.

 

[rodgerk1977]

Just to conclude this thread encase it helps anyone in the future, the electrician has been and wired the heaters back and issued a mwc. so all done and dusted.

 

[Geoff1946]

Thanks for the feedback. What a shame you had to spend money though, just to satisfy some desk jockey who probably wouldn't know a storage heater from a hole in the floor!

 

[Murdoch]

Just to conclude this thread encase it helps anyone in the future, the electrician has been and wired the heaters back and issued a mwc. so all done and dusted.

Thanks for that.

So many people come on here, ask for advice and never give updates

 

[rodgerk1977]

Thanks for that.

So many people come on here, ask for advice and never give updates

Find that with alot of forums. Anyway thanks for everyones input.