Electric panel heaters if you have to!

thills

Hi All,



I thought I'd post an update on electric heating, after two attempts to get planning for a heat pump, I gave up.
I have no gas!

Storage heaters aren't much good for me, I'm out all day, so it had to be direct/instant electric - the worst for cost possible!!!!!

I kept the E7 tariff, Scottish power off an E7 with 3.7p night & 8.1p day, so no point in dumping the E7.
The flat is 78M2, D/Glazed, cavity brick etc.

I installed 5 x 2KW clauden wireless heater, a big overkill really, and use 2 clauden TX controlers.
The E7 rate covers the 200 litre hot water and early morning warm up.
The system is in two zones, bedroom & living, so with a bit of thought, you can heat only the needed zone.
The 10KW warms the place up from 5 to warm in about 10 minutes, about as quick as making a cup of tea! so you can pretty much heat on demand only, when home.

The 5 heaters and 2 controllers cost £650.00, from Dealec, it's all plug in so no other costs involved.

THERE IS NO WAY THIS BEATS GAS COSTS

But, if your lifestyle suits, the initial cost is dirt cheap, the maintenance costs are zero, and the efficiency is 100%.
Just don't get conned into panel heaters, costing £100s each, that do nothing more than a £20 convector!!!

I can't have GCH, or I would, but I'm not unhappy that I don't have a heat pump!
I think one addition, might be a big fan assisted storage heater, for mainly weekend use, oddly, no manufacture will give any data on the heat loss when the fan isn't on?
What you need, is a really good heat store, topped up at night rate, that does not leak heat.

Anyone tried anything?

TH