Is there anyone out there who likes their storage heaters?

Ada3050

A Badger, there are plenty of threads on here about GCH boilers breaking down and needing costly repairs or replacement. In the interest of balance not all GCH systems are as good as they seem on paper. Also plenty of threads that only put their heating on for a few hours a day because of the cost of the gas.

You obviously hate storage heating, thats fine too.

shegar

Ada3050 wrote: »

They must have been faulty then, mine stay warm all day.

Anyway, I am glad you like your GCH, thats all that matters, just some of us like storage heating or have no gas or live in flats with no gas.

No Ada they were not faulty, I had them new and had them for 18 years....yea they are warm to touch but they dont throw out what you call heat later in the day and evenings. ..

If people have a gas mains supply then not many people would heat their homes with storage heaters.....

BeenieCat

I am about to move from a 2 bed terrace with GCH to a 3 bed semi all electric with storage heating.

I currently pay £70 pm for both G+E, i guess by reading this thread i am going to be crippled by the difference in cost

I have no idea how it works so thanks for this thread.

shegar

BeenieCat wrote: »

I am about to move from a 2 bed terrace with GCH to a 3 bed semi all electric with storage heating.

I currently pay £70 pm for both G+E, i guess by reading this thread i am going to be crippled by the difference in cost

I have no idea how it works so thanks for this thread.

Crippled yes id say so.!!!!:eek:

Torry_Quine

shegar wrote: »

Crippled yes id say so.!!!!:eek:

I'm not and don't see why you should be.

i8change

I am considering getting Economy 7 heating when I retire and get a smaller house, especially if any GCH installed is old/ready for replacement.

The reasons are:-

Cheap to install compared to Full GCH or new boiler.

I will be at home in the day more, so need the heat then.

Better reliability and virtually no servicing costs.

Modern Gas boilers are a lot more complicated than their older counterparts and are not as reliable, have more expensive parts and are expensive to install, with an expected lifetime of only 10-15 years, wereas old Gas boilers were very simple and tended to last ages. The servicing/repair costs are high, not good when you get older and tend to worry more (I am told.)

Condensing boilers are now, to all intents and purposes, compulsary when replacing your boiler, therefore more reliability problems and expense.

The future (my retirement period) predictions for Gas supplies are: getting scarcer and more expensive due to demand.


The future (my retirement period) predictions for Economy 7 (night time generated) electric supplies are: becoming abundant and therefore cheaper due to all those, green lobby enforced, Nuclear Power Stations coming online, that cannot be shut down overnight when demand is low. Therefore there will be plenty of cheap Economy 7 electric looking for a home.

Will not be looking to sell my retirement house so not as bothered about resale value as I am now.

All in all I think Economy 7 is a decent possibilty for my retirement, if perhaps not now.

Now I must get that rusty bathroom radiator replaced. Who shall I get ripped off by this time?.....and also that boiler auto airvent has not leaked/been replaced for a while and must be ready to go again soon , wonder when I will next come home to a wet floor?

wornoutmumoftwo

I think storage heaters are a good idea, I just don't think they work. In the depths of winter I sit in the house with everything on 0 to ensure that when the kids come home from school I can turn them up and make the heat last. Saying that, we only have two heaters and that is classed as a 'central heating system' (they're in the hall - none in the bedrooms).

Premier_2

Ada3050 wrote: »

They must have been faulty then, mine stay warm all day.
...

To be fair, there are a couple of other possibilities:
1. A 'faulty' operator
2. A incorrectly sized installation.

Often I find (1) can actually induce the same fault as (2)
I've often heard people say they have a flat with 2 storage heaters but they only use one. Not surprising then that the one they are using doesn't heat the flat properly. If one would do the job, the builder wouldn't have paid to have two installed!

Ada3050

Hadn't thought of undersized heaters in a room. Good point.

matty17r

My 8o year old mother loves her storage heaters in her 3 year old bungalow. All electric - costs £60 per month uses electric fire to top up in evening. Used to have a parkray and wouldnot go back to that for the world. It gets really hot in there.