Creda 79141 storage heater not working

[ottosump]

Hi group, the mother in laws has a problem with one of her storage heaters, it’s a Creda 79141, basically its not heating up, last year when I took a quick look at it everything appeared fine except for the excessive amount of dust that had accumulated. I hoovered it clean and the next day she was delighted as it had started working again, I’m going to buy a spare thermostat and heating element and take them with me next time I visit (she lives 2.5hrs away and is in tier 3 lockdown at the moment) My question is, does anyone know how many heating elements the unit has, as I don’t want to have to do the journey twice.

Thinks I checked last year

Power getting to unit, red thermal fuse intact, thermostat reset OK

TIA, Otto in West Cumbria

 

[sparkwright]

It never seems to be the elements, more likely the charge controller.

Take a continuity tester/multimeter with you.

And spare 20amp double pole wall switch.

 

[ottosump]

Thanks for the advice Sparkwright..

 

[sparkwright]

Can you confirm the wattage of the heater?

A 1.7kW heater has two elements.

With the power completely and safely turned off, a simple continuity test between L and N on the OUTGOING terminals at the wall switch (switch in off position) should give an indication if the heater will work.

If there is continuity, there is a complete circuit within the heater, meaning the thermal cut out and controller are ok.

Not a very scientific answer, keeping it simple.

 

[333rocky333]

Elements rarely go and always there is more than 1, so I wouldnt buy an element yet, if your model has a reset then check that first, google will help you do that

 

[ottosump]

Thanks for all the advice guys, the mother in law contacted me this morning to tell me it's working again, no one has touched it!