My fuse box has 2 dials like yours does, but I don't understand the significance of that...
Have a look on top of your Fuse box, the cert may already be there. Otherwise check with the previous owner, they might have it.When I called ESB they told me an electrician would have to check the place and send a cert. into them for nightsaver to be started.?
One measures the amount of electricity used at the day rate, the other measures that used on the lower night saver rate.
thanks for explaining leo - but just so i have this right, will *any* appliance used at night automatically be charged at the cheaper rate? one electrician i got a quote from gave me the impression that only heaters leading back to the "night board" (for want of a better word) can be used on the cheap rate, which got me a bit worried!
Are you sure that you mean standing charge? I'd need to check my bill but as far as I recall the standing charges for Nightsaver are not negligible. The main things about NS is that the night unit rate is lower than the day unit rate.Most houses with electric heaters only use the Nightsaver storage heater option, because the standing charge is very little. With proper NS where all appliances are using it, the standing charge is alot higher.
Yes. But bear in mind that it's not a good idea from a safety point of view to put heavy loads on (e.g. washing machines, dishwashers, driers etc.) when retiring to bed for the night or going out. This can be a significant fire risk.will *any* appliance used at night automatically be charged at the cheaper rate?
Yes. But bear in mind that it's not a good idea from a safety point of view to put heavy loads on (e.g. washing machines, dishwashers, driers etc.) when retiring to bed for the night or going out. This can be a significant fire risk.
No need to trust them. You should have a key for your meter box (if not you can get one in any hardware shop and if you don't know where your meter box is find out!) so you can open it and check that there are two meters - one marked night and one marked day.The ESB have confirmed twice that my apartment has a dual tariff meter (with a day and night reading) which means that everything running at night is on cheap. I hope I can trust them!
Yes - you can work this out by logging the meter readings in the evening and morning for a few days and see how the numbers stack up.I have been told that you can tell for sure which type (cheap storage heaters at night / or cheap everything at night) you have from looking at your meter (if you know what you are looking at).
If you have a night rate meter and your convection heaters come on before the day rate starts (8AM Winter, 9AM Summer - or maybe vice versa) then they should use the night rate.Therefore, it could make a big difference in the long run if only my storage heater (and not my convector ones) could avail of the cheap rate.
If you are using storage heaters and/or night rate immersion water heating then I would say so.But as a outsider/newbie I think the nightsaver definitely makes more sense for the typical electric heated dwelling??
No need to trust them. You should have a key for your meter box (if not you can get one in any hardware shop and if you don't know where your meter box is find out!) so you can open it and check that there are two meters - one marked night and one marked day.
Yes - you can work this out by logging the meter readings in the evening and morning for a few days and see how the numbers stack up.
I only have convector heaters in my bedrooms, and an electrician said it is now illegal to have storage heaters in bedrooms.
Are you sure that you mean standing charge? I'd need to check my bill but as far as I recall the standing charges for Nightsaver are not negligible. The main things about NS is that the night unit rate is lower than the day unit rate.
It is not illegal, or against the wiring rules, but it is poor design to have storage heaters in a bedroom because they are cold at night and give off heat during the day, so do not suit the typical occupancy pattern of a bedroom, (unless you are lucky enough to be in bed all day long)
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