Storage Heating

cari6

We are transfering to a larger council property this weekend, It has storage heating, Does anyone have any experience of using stoage heaters and how they work etc? Any advice on efficiency would be great, Thanks:p
Oh also there is an open fire in the lounge.

crossleydd42

Storage heaters have black heat (don't glow) elements within bricks. The higher the input setting the longer/hotter these elements are on overnight, heating the bricks, and the more/longer they push out heat in the succeeding 24 hours.

You need to have an electricity tariff which includes an off-peak (night) rate. This means that you will have a dual-reading meter. The night rate is usually a 7 hours spread between midnight and about 08:30. Use https://www.energyhelpline.com to get the best electiricy/gas deal. I find that
https://www.ebico.co.uk has a good tariff.
The main point about the heaters themselves is that you have to anticipate the future 24 hour's weather and set the 'input' accordingly. Also, there should be a 'gradual' dial/button which releases the heat in a controlled way over 24 hour, rather than letting more out to start with and then exhausting itself around 4:30pm! Trial and error in finding the lowest setting in a certain type of weather is your only bet. You'll find you become quite expert at this over a few months!

Ken68

I have Economy 7 tho without storage heaters.
Loadsa jobs can be done pre 7.30am when mine goes over to day rate.
Pre-cook the dinner in the microwave is one tip. Make up a flask for during the day. A little bit of hoovering each day as long as it's on E7, and I always do the clothes washing, with a timer, set for 6.30 am. Neighbours gone to work by then.

Hoopylass

I have these and i hate them so much and i find that they are expensive aswell :-(