Economy 7 part of hot water cylinder not working By tomwaits, May 6, 2012 in Central Heating Forum & Storage heaters Forums - Forum, Including ELECTRICAL Recommended Posts

There's a device in there, that tells your electric meter to switch to the cheaper, Economy 7 / Rate 2 electric rate, between 1-8am (during summer) or 12-7am (during the winter). If that isn't correctly working, then it won't let any Economy 7 hot water tank draw electricity, to heat up the water inside it. That sounds like the problem in my view.

With Economy 7, electric storage heaters and a hot water tank are the best combination, because you can charge them up during the night and use the heat and hot water in the daytime. Economy 7 can also work well if you use gas for your heating and hot water, but electricity for your appliances and lighting.

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Economy 7 Hot Water Cylinders. Economy 7 is an electricity tariff that is designed to take advantage of off-peak electricity prices by heating water when the price is cheaper.

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Options for Electric Central Heating Boiler Systems. Without doubt the cheapest way to heat your home and provide hot water is via economy 7 but this has its drawbacks but there are other options available for central heating systems which we present below.

I assume by 'boiler' you mean the immersion heater in the hot water tank? Firstly, timing of switching on. I don't think Economy 7(E7) ever comes on as early as 10:30pm.(unless the clock is faulty)The normal timing is a 7 hour period between, say, Midnight and 8am.

Our house has electric heaters - the tank is just for hot water. It is a hot water tank which uses cheap 'economy 7' electricity to heat up overnight. (though has the option of a boost using standard rate electricity during the day).