We have storage heaters in our flat and find them pretty pointless, is there a good long term solution for electric only thats also inexpensive?
2006-11-15 00:35:40 · 10 answers · asked by Loopy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Storage heaters came about because electricity is cheaper at night time (less people use it). But you need a special 'Economy 7' meter to get it cheaper.
the 7 refers to the 7 hours when the electricity is much cheaper, ie 1am to 8am. Storage Heaters are supposed to heat up during the night & then during the day give off heat to the room, but they are very difficult to control as the room often gets too hot or too cold.
The only alternative would be electric fan heaters and/or electric convection heaters, but these would use normal 'expensive' electric (about twice the cost of ecomony 7) and cost more to run, but would be controllable.
If I were I'd you use your storage heaters for 'most' of your heating and then 'top' with a fan heater when you need to.
2006-11-15 00:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alternative To Storage Heaters
2016-11-16 03:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Site Might Help You.
RE:
is there an alternative to electric storage heaters?
We have storage heaters in our flat and find them pretty pointless, is there a good long term solution for electric only thats also inexpensive?
2015-08-16 16:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by Jennica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi mate, if you have a few bob then you could install an electric wet system, that is a single large type of storage heater and a number of water filled radiators just as in a normal central heating system, the water is heated by the electric unit and a pump sends it round the system as normal, also does your hot water, get prices from leading plumbing/heating suppliers.
install prices much the same as gas central heating, running costs much the same. Hope this helps.
2006-11-15 04:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by Sparky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why on earth did you cut off the plug and pay and electrician to wire it permanently? As soon as you chopped the plug off it voided the warranty. If it was theft you were worried about you could have written your post code all over it with permanent marker and put it on the inventory. Safety can't have been an issue as the appliance will meet electrical standards and you are not responsible for how your tenants operate appliances. It is good practise to leave a copy of appliance instructions at the accommodation, and have landlord's insurance in place. But it is not mandatory.
2016-03-16 23:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by Bonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil filled heaters are great to heat up quickly, I also think halogen heaters are good too, both are inexpensive to buy and use in comparison with storage heaters.
2006-11-15 02:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy a calagas fire but there pretty heavy to move around you can also get radiator oil filled heaters there brill i have a few they dont cost a lot to run by eletric and they can get just as hot as a gas ratiartor but there cost is about 50 quid and up (from argos) but shop arond your bound to find cheaper
2006-11-15 00:42:48 · answer #7 · answered by cujo2368 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil filled radiators are the way forward, they act like a normal radiator, so do not cost much to run and heat large areas really quickly.
You can get them with timer switches too so you can set them to come on before you get up etc
2006-11-15 00:45:21 · answer #8 · answered by hayley b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sit near a light bulb
2006-11-15 00:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by markhatter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to somewhere with gas fired heating? or burn the carpets.
2006-11-15 00:43:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mungo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋