After the large (£800!) electric bill we received the storage heaters around the house had to go.
Disconnecting the electrics was the easy part. All the heaters were connected into an ‘off peak’ fusebox. With luck there was nothing else in this fuse box so once this was split from the main consumer unit the whole box could go.
Removing the actual heaters was much more of a problem. Having not removed any before I wasn’t aware of the weight of these things. I though, ‘just unscrew it from the wall and carry it away, job done’. The first part of this worked, however carrying it away was never going to happen. I didn’t realise these things are full of fire brick each one weighing a tonne. So, removed the cover from each heater and then removed the bricks one by one before carrying the case out seperately.
And one gone:
Tags: demolition, electrics, heating