How to use Electric Dual Immersion hot water tank correctly

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[@natashagolley6986]

Forgot to say after no explanation from the estate agent on how this works on economy 7 in general you have no idea how much this has been a massive help to me. Thank you 🙂

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Glad to help 👍🏻 please like and subscribe I have many other video on Economy7 in the playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLEEO5iVErdPnMp88wizyZ31CyWKzQ0Z5J

[@lisacorr]

Literally same! I've never known why I had 2 switches!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

@@lisacorr glad to help 👍🏻

[@okwaradagufaustina9809]

Same here. No explanation from the agents

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Most of them don't know

[@BossyBossy2023]

I had no help from estate agent , my electric bill came £500 pounds less than a month , you are a true legend for making this video , this video will save me a lot of money. Thank you so much man. God bless you.

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Glad to have helped, dont forget to see the storage heater best usage videos"link below" as well, please consider subscribing to help me grow the channel kzbin.info/aero/PLEEO5iVErdPnMp88wizyZ31CyWKzQ0Z5J

[@chrisf7189]

Me too, when I moved into my rented flat nothing was explained to me.

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Normally the case as most agents don't know either

[@MotoJohn]

Just bought my first property and I’ve never lived anywhere without a gas boiler. This video is a real lifesaver!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Glad to help have you checked out my night storage videos kzbin.info/aero/PLEEO5iVErdPnMp88wizyZ31CyWKzQ0Z5J And planning a Night Storage Heater upgrade video if you have the old ones kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYG5oWeZjNaAipo

[@stephr2980]

Same here. Both my switches are unmarked and I have no clue which one I'm supposed to use...

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to help me grow the Channel. Follow the wires bottom immersion is normally off peak and top immersion is peak. To be sure with a cold tank during the day turn on one switch and listen carefully for a boiling noise if none is heard in about 60 seconds try the other if it comes on in the day it uses peak rate electric. Hope that helps

[@natashagolley6986]

Just wanted to say thanks so much for this video, it’s so hard to find out information on switches on immersion heaters and after a long search on google finally found this. Lovely simple explanation. Thank you again and will definitely be watching more of your videos 👍

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Thanks so much for the support Please Use this playlist to find relevant videos on E7 heating kzbin.info/aero/PLEEO5iVErdPnMp88wizyZ31CyWKzQ0Z5J

[@michaelhawthorne8696]

Answered the question perfectly, thank you....

[@DeathLazerBoy]

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[@AdamSpooner191]

Thank you for this. Really good video, now I know how to explain this to our tenants 🙂

[@DeathLazerBoy]

You're welcome, glad to help. I have a playlist I give to new tenants which is here Heating Controls Dimplex Quantum, Drayton and others: kzbin.info/aero/PLEEO5iVErdPnMp88wizyZ31CyWKzQ0Z5J I am trying to grow the channel so any likes and subs are gratefully received

[@sbmoments3491]

Thank you so much! Just moved in into a flat and been more than a month now and still figuring out which one to switch on. I had both switch on since arrival here cos I don’t know which one to turn on since both of it are unmark. I just finished watching your video and I immediately turned off the top wire. Hopefully it will save me money next month. Thanks a lot!☺️

[@DeathLazerBoy]

You sure will, glad I have saved you some money. Please consider subscribing to help me grow the channel

[@ajayrao015]

Mate did you see a reduction in your electrical consumption after doing this ?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Consumption should be about the same but the cost shoukd be massively reduced as off peak if much cheaper

[@ajayrao015]

@@DeathLazerBoy cheers. Subscribed

[@muhammadyousha7193]

Amazing information. Thank you for helping. I would request 1 thing which is please use land scape side when you make video using phone camera. In that way we can see video in full screen. Thank you

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Thanks for the support and yes noted landscape is good, but portrait works well on phones though 😉 please consider subscribingbas I am trying to grow my channel 😀

[@ioana1486]

Thank you!!! Really helpful video

[@DeathLazerBoy]

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[@jakegoldstein7584]

Brilliant, thanks for this video. Only issue I have is, I have my off peak on at night but only manage to have one shower and use of tap only a few times and the water goes cold. What can I do? I have a friend staying with me in the new year and can’t seem to have two showers let alone 4?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

The tank may be scaled up reducing its capacity. Here is a thread pssted below on descaling, which i have never done. Please consider subscribing to help me grow the Channel. forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/206818/descaling-a-hot-water-cyclinder

[@komunicator2]

Ok thanks

[@sallystewart-tl2vq]

Very helpful thank you

[@DeathLazerBoy]

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[@freetv1513]

Thanks

[@optimusprime6453]

Thanks for those valuable information 👍

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Any day, you are welcome

[@richardjones4322]

You’re a life saver. My smart meter was giving me kittens each morning when checking it! Just one more thing. When I turn both switches off, do you know why I still get hot water? The top node still feels warm in the morning and the bottom feels cold which concerns me. Times have got that tough and was going to resort to cold showers! Thanks again.

[@DeathLazerBoy]

The water will remain hot for a few days as the tank is insulated. It works like your fridge but in reverse The bottom immersion is the chesp one and only heats the water over night using off peak electricity it has a thermostat so only uses electricity to bring the water up to temp then turns off so if you don't use any the water will still be hot and then not have to heat up . The top one us a backup and uses expensive electricity I am trying to grow my channel if you can could you please subscribe thanks 😊

[@richardjones4322]

Will subscribe now. Thanks again

[@DeathLazerBoy]

@@richardjones4322 thanks allot for the support

[@wirezts]

Hey mate, checked a couple of your videos and you're a bit of a genius with this stuff so I'm hoping you can help. I've tried both my landlord and energy supplier and neither have been much help. I have 2 storage heaters; one quantum rf and one sunhouse. I have an immersion tank and economy 7. When I moved in last week I turned both switches on on both heaters and set them both onto the "out all day" setting and 19 degrees. My immersion heater has a pin timer, so I set that up to heat the tank between 3-6am. Somehow I'm paying £10 a day for electric with pretty minimal usage. I've noticed there were 2 other switches in the immersion tank cupboard (besides the one connected to the pin timer) both titled "storage heaters" - but the storage heaters have their own switches (x2) next to them on the wall. I've just turned those 2 switches in the cupboard off as they don't seem needed unless I'm missing something. What are these switches likely to have been?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Thanks for the support please consider subscribing to help me grow the channel Very strange set up not too sure about the switches marked storage heaters in the airing cupboard. As for the pin timer controling the Immersion. Do you have 2 consumer units or 1? If you have one the whole property becomes off peak when the economy 7 flows If you have 2 and the pin time works in the day then its heating water using peak rate electric even at night What i normally see is 2 distrubtion boards with a breaker on each board for the hotwater one expensive and one cheap

[@wirezts]

@@DeathLazerBoy Already subbed :) Yes from the research I've done it's unusual to need additional storage heater switches besides the 2 directly connected/beside the heaters themselves. I'm going to turn the ones in the cupboard off and see if the heaters still charge over night. I have 2 fuse boards but it seems like the tank is wired up to the main consumer board not the eco7 one - as you said, I can choose to have the immersion tank on any time. I've read in some placed that it was still worth heating my water at night, but as you've said if it's going through the peak board then even at night it's going to be that rate, right? The tank only has one cable coming from it, not split into top/bottom :( Still think the 2 storage heater switches is strange so they're going off until I see they stop the heaters working. Thanks mate!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Tha ks for the support. If at least on of those unused switches is connected to the off peak supply it would make sense to change the hot water to one of those doing so will reduce the cost of your hot water but as you have single immersion you wont be able to top up in the day. Unless you (or an electrician) changed them to sockets and put a plug on the Immersion that way you can choose pk or offpk to heat hot water

[@wirezts]

@@DeathLazerBoy yeh heating the tank at night and storing it would be ideal as I also have an electric shower so only use the tank like twice a week for a bath. It's all probably a bit too much hassle to change for the minimal hot water I use so I guess I'll just leave the tank off and heat it as needed a couple of hours before a bath. I just don't understand where all the energy is going to justify ~£10 a day as a single occupant of a small one bedroom flat!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Excessive costs per unit and huge standing charges by a rip off supplier posting huge profits

[@Tridhos]

Is there a thermostat adjustment that can be made as I find that I need to add cold water when I am having a shower as the hot water is just too hot. I know that the shower mixer valve cools it down but what is the point in heating water up and then having to add cold water to get a comfortable shower?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Water should come out of the tap at 50 degrees or over ( max 60 degrees - risk.of scolding ) as this stops the growth of bacteria like Legionella, to do this it is advised that stored water is kept at 60 degrees. Any more risks lime scale build up high running costs and scolding . To adjust your the thermostat on your immersion. Isolate the electric supply remove the cap on the immersion, normally done with an 8mm nut and then adjust the +/-. The temperature change can take 24 hours to happen, due to insulation and mass of water. Hope that helps Thanks for the comment if you can, please subscribe to help me grow the channel

[@laurendaurge]

Hello, I recently moved into a property that has a immersion tank (ideal heating instinct). I am on economy 7 but all the storage heaters were removed and replaced with electric heaters in the renovation. My tank has 2 switches one for day peak rate and night off peak rate. My question is do I need to leave the tank switched on all the time as we only need enough water for 2 showers a day and maybe a bit for washing the dishes. I currently have an issue with my E7 metre where it is not registering the night readings so it hasn’t changed on the night reading for over 2 weeks. My energy supplier are looking to send someone out. However my main question is do I really need to leave it on or can I just turn the tank on when I need it? For example turning it on an hour or two before I need hot water. Thanks :)

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Normally you can just leave it on all the time as then immersion has a thermostat which turns off the immersion when the water is hot, but after the renovation and your off peak E7 not registering any usage sounds like your new heat is running on the peak tariffs E7 is designed bto do all the heating and hot water on the off peak tariff But it sound like the heating and hot water is now done on the peak tariff from what you said If this is the case you have 2 options install storage heater to run on the off peak tariff of change the meter to run on a single rate Either way relaxing storage heater with panel heating will always increase running costs

[@wormwood6424]

Brilliant!!!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Thanks 😊 looking for subs if you fancy helping out

[@Strawberrydroid1]

Hi, I have one of these systems but I’m not on economy 7 (I will hopefully swap soon) in the meantime should I just turn the bottom switch on for a few hours a day then turn it off? Also when you turn the top switch on, should you also keep the bottom switch on? Thanks!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

If you are on a single rate tariff it will cost the same as boiling the kettle to heat water in the tank however the tank is insulated and let's you have hot water on tap If you turn the bottom one on it will heat the whole tank and the top on will only heat to top part of the tank. The immersion have built in thermostats so will stop heating the water when it get hot enough. The water should come out of the tap at between 50 and 60 degrees C if it is more turn the thermostat stat on the immersion tank down the cap is normally held on with a 8mm nut turn off the power first Please support my channel by subscribing if you can thanks

[@DELLIOSUK]

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[@DeathLazerBoy]

No problems I am after subs if you are up for helping also I have covered many other off peak heating systems here Heating Controls Dimplex Quantum Economy 7 and others: kzbin.info/aero/PLEEO5iVErdPnMp88wizyZ31CyWKzQ0Z5J

[@playerdem]

Hey, I need some help. Mine looks almost exactly the same except instead of “off peak” or “on peak” its written “immersion 1” and “immersion boost” the one connected to the middle/top half is “immersion boost” and the one connected to the bottom half is called “immersion 1” I’m not sure which one to turn on. To make things even more confusing, on the wall, whoever installed this has labeled the “boost” one “1” and “immersion 1” is labeled “2”. I’m extremely lost here

[@DeathLazerBoy]

The bottom one on the tank is the one to turn on the top one leave off. So From what you have said Immersion 1 leave on and Immersion boost leave off. Thanks for Watching please consider subscribing to help me grow the channel

[@deniserobertson2423]

Much appreciated information ✅🌈

[@DeathLazerBoy]

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[@hen527]

Hi, great video - I have moved into a flat with this exact set up - the only thing is, after 4 months the timing for the Off-Peak switch seems to have changed. Usually I would just heat the water at the night and the heater would come on between Midnight and 6am - however now I have noticed it is still on much later around 8am - would you have any idea why it has changed as that time in the morning can't be off peak times? Any help would be much appreciated.

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Check the time on your electric meter as if it's economy 7 it will have an internal clock and switch which turns on the off peak circuit (night rate) whilst the peak (day rate ) is supplied 24 hours a day Peak, unrestricted,Day is 24hrs a day roughly 20p kwh lights tv sockets washing machine etc and the top element of the hot water Night, off peak,restricted is 7 hours normally 23:30 to 06:30 roughly 10p kwh supplies storage heaters and the bottom element on the hot water Please see the other videos in my playlist and subscribed I am planning a video on the new Dimolex Quantum RF series which have a different software then the other Quantums

[@DeathLazerBoy]

If the time is wrong on the meter you will still get 7 hours of cheap electric but just not at the normal time

[@hen527]

@@DeathLazerBoy amazing, thanks so much, I will have a look - good to know that I will not be paying the more expensive supply despite the time change - have subscribed, thanks again!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Brilliant thanks 😊 glad to help 👍🏻

[@user-xg2ui8th5e]

I have a switch label “Water Heater Switch” and another labelled “Water Booster Switch” what one do you think is Peak and Off Peak?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

The booster should be peak and the the other off peak. If you use some hot water in the day then turn on the boost it should make a noise so you will know its running on leak rate

[@demimills7655]

Hi please can you help? I have 2 switches like this video but I also have a timer. I set mine to come on for one hour 3-4 is this okay even if I put the E7 switch on? Many thanks x

[@DeathLazerBoy]

If you where to put the timer on in the day would it come on?

[@jeaubrummell]

Hello, I've recently moved into an all electric flat (no gas at all). I have an immersion water heater with the on peak and off peak switches. The on peak works perfectly fine, supplying me with hot water within 30 minutes of turning the switch on. I have the off peak button turned on constantly but I never get any hot water in the mornings. I'm convinced that something is up with off peak heating element. Perhaps you could give me a pointer in the right direction? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

[@DeathLazerBoy]

@TheLocalBiscuit Sounds like the off peak isn't working, check the off peak distribution board to see if the Immersion switch is up and on If it is on you will need to replace the Immersion or check the wiring. If its a rental just report the fault. If not you will need to drain the tank and isolated the supply or get a plumber / electrian It is definitely worth doing as peak rate is expensive and using off peak is much cheaper. Thanks for supporting the channel please consider subscribing as it helps growth.

[@LexXxii22]

Thanks for the video! I have two switches which are both labelled ‘immersion’, so I am unable to tell which is which. I have a meter ‘electronic 7’ which allows me to set timer off peak? I find it so confusing! I have turned the top switch off but I just ended up with no hot water left 😂😭Any help would be much appreciated!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Normally the wire going to the bottom immersion is the off peak immersion If however the water goes cold with the top one turned off and bottom one turned on your "OFF PEAK IMMERSION" Is faulty. These immersion coils can fail, but check your fuse board first as it could be off there. Remember turning on the bottom one will only heat up the water over night normally 23:30 to 06:30 Iam trying to grow the channel, please subscribe if you can

[@LexXxii22]

@@DeathLazerBoy Aw I can’t believe you have replied 🥹 Thank you so much, that is really helpful!!🙏 New subscriber!

[@stevenlee98]

Thank you so much for your video. I am currently using the Joule Cyclone 205L Direct which is similar to this with 2 immersion heaters and I am on a single standard tariff (with different electricity price every 30 mins). However something different from other users here is both of the switches have got no labels on them so am I right to assume that it's the same? I usually turn both on for 30 mins and there will be hot water which seems to last for at most 2 days so I just repeat this method every alternate days. Would it be wise to turn the bottom one on during early hours when prices are usually the cheapest so I do not need to turn the top one on? Many thanks in advance

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Thanks for the support please consider subscribing, What tariff are you on? I would replace the bottom immersion switch for a timer and programme it to come on during the low price period

[@stevenlee98]

@@DeathLazerBoy Am currently on Octopus Agile tariff

[@DeathLazerBoy]

According to octopus your price varies during high and lows in demand so try and heat your water during low demand times octopus.energy/smart/agile/

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Daul immersion and storage heaters are designed to be supplied by a Economy 7 tariff

[@koskesh360]

Hello Death Lazer. I have recently moved into a flat with this set up. However i want to change my Economy 7 meter to a standard meter. this is because I have electric panel heaters which I use during the day. will i need to re-wire change the hot water system ?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

No just contact your electricity supplier and request a single rate meter based on your lack of storage heaters and the presence panel heaters, they should not charge for this. However it would be better to install night storage heaters instead of panel heaters, and keep the E7 meter but I understand this is not always possible

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[@DeathLazerBoy]

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[@alanwilliams4502]

just had a new tank and double immersion heaters fitted but the night economy will not come on. plumber and electrician are stuck. any ideas

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Do you have a dual rate meter? Or single rate

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Was the old tank dual immersion?

[@ansonto5015]

Hi there, thanks for making this video! I have exactly the same setup, and I'm in desperate need to understand what's happening in the background, as even a plumber has failed to explain to me. I don't see you having any sort of timer switches, analog or digital. (Me too) The two immersions are simply connected to two "normal" power sockets. (Me too) I have indeed subscribed the Economy 7 tariff with Bristol Energy. My question is: which device is actually timing the ON / OFF peaks? If I turn on the immersion on the OFF peak socket during daytime, and if I hear the immersion working, that can't be right, right?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

The meter is the timer as it has a clock and turns the off peak supply on and off Please subscribe if I have been of help I find that allot of plumbers and electricians know how to install but don't know how to use these things hence why I made the videos You should have 2 consuner units (fuse board) both with a breakers for the immersion the one with the light cookers and sockets it the day / peak /rate 1 expensive electric and the one on the board with the storage heaters is the off peak / rate 2 / cheap electric Leave the off peak on all the times as meter has a clock inside and turns the off peak on and off that why you cylinder Doesn't need a timer. I am also going to make another video on how to adjust the temperature on these cylinder so pls subscribe

[@ansonto5015]

@@DeathLazerBoy Thanks for your reply. I have subscribed! By "meter", is it located inside our flat? Or the (smart) meters located in the meter room in the communal area for all other flats?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

@@ansonto5015 if it is a smart meter look at your tariff It should have 2 prices or if you look at the physical meter scroll through the display with the button

[@psypocat]

@Death Lazer Boy Hello and thank you for the valuable info (I have liked and subscribed), I was struggling to understand why my bill was so high! I have the same issue as Anson To , if I turn the off-peak switch on during the day, the heating starts. It starts at night as well. And the on-peak switch never seems to work (day or night), as I never hear water heating after I flip it on. Does this mean the tank has not been wired correctly?

[@Cas24365]

Question, does the off peak timed heater run the whole time overnight or is it smart enough to turn itself off when it reaches a certain temperature ? I would like to hope it’s the latter meaning it has a thermostat but thought to double check still?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Yes the latter there is a thermostat present so it only gets up to temp and then turns off this should be 60 degrees to prevent Legionella bacteria, coming out if the taps at 50 to 60 degrees

[@dilshaddanish5820]

Good..

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Thanks

[@Tawny6702]

Great info, I just bought a house with a dual emersion heater, it just says bottom tank and top tank on the switches….nothing else. I wonder if it’s a given that the bottom tank only works off peak, I will check the meter to see if that wheel is spinning fast enough to cut my throat or not!😂 Btw what is your opinion on Dimplex duoheat storage radiators.

[@DeathLazerBoy]

The bottom one is normally the off peak immersion as heat rises. This can be checked by turning it on in the day a listening carefully if it makes a noise, if I doesn't then it off-peak. The off peak circuit normaibecomes live between 23:30 & 06:30 If unsure you can always check with one of these as they are quite cheap amzn.to/422fI2f Dimplex Duos are quite good compared to older night storage heaters, but are really not any good compared to the current dimplex models. On my other channel I have a detailed user guide on Dimplex Duo kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpiydpKZeaiaadk The new Dimplex Quantums really improve the users ability to control temperature and used correctly lower running costs Dimplex Quantum best usage guide kzbin.info/aero/PL9FF7UfbsyvNFrFxUa1cJJllU--Qwtab4&si=Xer25d7ad8kFJNiJ Replacing Duos with Quantum tends to add 7/8 points on an EPC Epc bring a bungalow from and EPC F to a C ratings Part1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmmQpmqPotyZp5osi=tnc-8lROUwxbb8JY Part2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIG2kH-rh61sZsUsi=wsbtP0SJZ_44_N-X Hope you find that usage please consider subscribing to help me grow the Channels

[@Tawny6702]

@@DeathLazerBoy thank you so much for sending all this information to me, it is really helpful to say the least. I have definitely subscribed to your channel….thanks again!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

@Bluedog4712 thanks allot and good luck 👍🏻 if you do go for Quantums make sure the installer attaches the insulation cover with all the screws as per manufacturers recommendations as all.to often some screw are.left off and then the heat Leaks out

[@Donotaskjack]

Hello! I have recently moved to a property with Gledhill EnviroFoam cylinder. I am on Economy 7 but I only have one switch? Not sure how I should use this to make sure I have hot water during day but not pay fortune to heat it… is that possible to only have one switch and still take advantage of economy 7 tariff?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Hi Lisa Thanks for watching. If your single Immersion can come on during the day then it is using peak rate electricity. If you have 2 distribution / fuse boards It can only use peak rate electricity. You will then need a seconded off peak supply added replace the Immersion for one of these www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/1144757-27-dual-element-twin-thermostat-immersion-heater This will save you having to change the cylinder (the long bit is off peak and short bit is peak) However if you have 1 fuse board / distribution board and and Economy 7 meter the whole property would go off peak during Economy 7 hours usually 23:30 - 06:30. So that's when to heat the water (check the time on the meter and go from that ad it can be wrong) this will save 30% to 50% in hot water costs timers can be added if you only have 1 board but if you have 2 boards a timer isn't needed I hope this helps please consider subscribing to help me grow the channel

[@nippasl]

Great video! I live in an all-electric flat and have this same setup (Thermowatt Alloy 800 on top and Thermowatt ERP at the bottom). However, I am on a standard rate tariff (£0.35 per Kwh) and the two switches are labelled “On” and “Booster”, with the bottom element labelled “Booster”. How do you recommend me to use this setup? I currently get over £10 a day on electricity (smart meter) and I noticed it’s mainly used by the bottom element (if I turn it off, electricity usage goes down below 500W, and with it on, it goes to 3500W).

[@DeathLazerBoy]

If you are on a standard tariff it costs the same a boiling the kettle to heat water. Do. You have 2 consumer units and storage heaters? If you do. I would. Definitely switch to. Economy 7 tariff done by phoning your supplier

[@nippasl]

@@DeathLazerBoy Thanks for the reply! I just have the one immersion hot water tank (like the one in this video, but the switches for them read “On/Main” and “Boost”. I contacted the energy provider and they ran a usage history of my account and mentioned my estimated daily usage would increase to £17 if I switch to E7 (around £0.45 peek and £0.18 off peak). Will it cost me more to just turn everything off (both the MAIN and BOOST) and only switch them on maybe an hour before showering etc.? That’s the only short term solution that I can think of. Switching to a E7 would mean a £159 job + downgrading from Smart to Non-smart meters etc. Your thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks!

[@DeathLazerBoy]

So you dont have storage heaters ? Is your shower a mixer shower or electric? The hotwater tank shower have a thermostat stat built in to the immersion which stops the water getting too hot it can be turned up or down by turn off the switch and removing the cap on the immersion

[@nippasl]

@@DeathLazerBoy I have this one: Telford Tempest Direct Unvented Stainless Steel Hot Water Cylinder 170 Litre.

[@nippasl]

@@DeathLazerBoy my shower is a mixer shower.

[@kiloton1920]

Why don’t you use water heaters in the uk?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

In the UK we use a wide variety of water and space heating systems

[@kiloton1920]

@@DeathLazerBoy in the us we have two

[@DeathLazerBoy]

@@kiloton1920 we have electric oil and natural gas system boilers that do heating and hotwater with a stored water in a cylinder and a back up electric immersion oil natural gas and electric combi boilers that do the heating and provide instantaneous hot water. But also we have economic 7 which is where the electric companies sell off electricity at night at a lower rate so electric storage heaters and hot water tanks can heat up on the cheaper electric as electricity is more expensive then natural gas these are often properties which are located I rural areas and not covered by the natural gas network.

[@kiloton1920]

@@DeathLazerBoy we have a similar system here with pge and cheaper rates at night but they aren’t cheaper by much and if you go above a certain amount of use per month or “tier” as they call it, your rates double or triple each time, so your punished for the more power you use. This is mainly done to tax the cannabis growers in a way they can get away with and say is for the “environment” some illegal growers have 20,000 dollar power bill, all the power too them, but I’m just saying pge knows what’s going on and they turn a blind eye and act like saints.

[@user-uq3fj8eh4x]

I have one of these there's a chirping sound coming from it what could that be please? Kept me up all night. Just turned it off for a an hours peace

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Might be a faulty Thermostat

[@siddharthsood86]

What if I use only half tank of hot water everyday? If I use the technique mentioned in this video, I would heat the entire tank and not use the water? Isn't that even more waste of money?

[@DeathLazerBoy]

The Immersion had a Thermostat so cuts out whence the water reach the required temperature.

[@LUNATIC75]

Eyes his own water heater switches worriedly...

[@DeathLazerBoy]

Glad to help

[@darcypace4945]

Keep the peak rate off

[@DeathLazerBoy]

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