Hi,
My economy 7 water heater is not heating water during the economy 7 period.
The storage heaters are working .
The water heater on 'boost' is working.
I have checked the Economy 7 fuse box and that seems in order ie the switch for the water heater has not flicked off.
My flat is on the first floor of a 12 storey council block. ( I own the flat so can't call in the council for help)
The water tank is marked ' Elson Maxistore Direct Electric Hot Water Tank with a 210 L capacity.
The immersion heater in the bottom tank is marked 'Type HS 3Kw 230-240V 50Hz'
I don't know if this is relevant so I am adding it just in case.
I recently had a problem with the ball cocks and so had both changed.
I then had a new bathroom put in and a new kitchen sink and taps. It was after this that I started to hear strange noises and the night water stopped heating.
The noises were , first a bubbling , gurgling in the waste of the kitchen sink then, a noise in the actual water tank which sounded as though air was being blown into the tank ie it sounded as though the water was bubbling in the storage tank. It wasn't boiling ie the water was cold, it was similar to blowing into a straw in a glass of water only louder. This lasted for several days and then disappeared.
Another strange thing that happened and has been ongoing for several months, and again , I don't know if this is relevant or connected, is that a irregular intervals during the day and night there is a noise as though someone is knocking on the ceiling - it moves from one place to another and every floor of the apartment building can hear it. Several people have complained that the person above them is banging on the floor because that is exactly as it sounds. It lasts a few seconds. The fact that it moves an can be heard by all tends to suggest air in the pipes and I suppose that is what it must be but it doesn't sound like that at all. It literally does sound as though someone is banging on the floor. It happens at all times of day and night.
...
So, please could you advise on what I should do with regard to my lack of night water heating and whether it is possible that the work I have had done , has caused the 'air lock' in the communal pipes.
Thanks you
My economy 7 water heater is not heating water during the economy 7 period.
The storage heaters are working .
The water heater on 'boost' is working.
I have checked the Economy 7 fuse box and that seems in order ie the switch for the water heater has not flicked off.
My flat is on the first floor of a 12 storey council block. ( I own the flat so can't call in the council for help)
The water tank is marked ' Elson Maxistore Direct Electric Hot Water Tank with a 210 L capacity.
The immersion heater in the bottom tank is marked 'Type HS 3Kw 230-240V 50Hz'
I don't know if this is relevant so I am adding it just in case.
I recently had a problem with the ball cocks and so had both changed.
I then had a new bathroom put in and a new kitchen sink and taps. It was after this that I started to hear strange noises and the night water stopped heating.
The noises were , first a bubbling , gurgling in the waste of the kitchen sink then, a noise in the actual water tank which sounded as though air was being blown into the tank ie it sounded as though the water was bubbling in the storage tank. It wasn't boiling ie the water was cold, it was similar to blowing into a straw in a glass of water only louder. This lasted for several days and then disappeared.
Another strange thing that happened and has been ongoing for several months, and again , I don't know if this is relevant or connected, is that a irregular intervals during the day and night there is a noise as though someone is knocking on the ceiling - it moves from one place to another and every floor of the apartment building can hear it. Several people have complained that the person above them is banging on the floor because that is exactly as it sounds. It lasts a few seconds. The fact that it moves an can be heard by all tends to suggest air in the pipes and I suppose that is what it must be but it doesn't sound like that at all. It literally does sound as though someone is banging on the floor. It happens at all times of day and night.
...
So, please could you advise on what I should do with regard to my lack of night water heating and whether it is possible that the work I have had done , has caused the 'air lock' in the communal pipes.
Thanks you
