Are storage heaters a problem for rental

auroan

Torry_Quine wrote: »

My tank hold enough hot water to fill the bath so never have to wait. Alway enough left to do dishes so no problem there.

I guess you live on your own then ? A tank in one flat I rented didn't even hold enough hot water for a full bath.

Torry_Quine

auroan wrote: »

I guess you live on your own then ? A tank in one flat I rented didn't even hold enough hot water for a full bath.

No I'm not on my own.

LittleMissAspie

auroan wrote: »

I guess you live on your own then ? A tank in one flat I rented didn't even hold enough hot water for a full bath.

People have different ideas of what a full bath is. To my boyfriend it's halfway, to me it's an inch below the overflow so that when I get in it's as full as possible. When we had a water tank I used to fill the bath until the hot water ran out, then had to wait another 45 minutes for more hot water to fill it completely.

dizziblonde

Having rented a flat with storage heaters in the past - they're now an instant disqualification when I see them on property ads. Not because of the running costs but because in 4 years of knob twiddling and looking up settings and manuals online - I never found the option for the place to be warm when I was in... they either ran at sauna or Siberia and I got flipping sick of 'em!

tim9966

I started off renting my current house, which had storage heaters and no central heating. Then I ended up buying the place and now I'm getting central heating fitted to the house.

Really it would have been easier for me to have found a place with central heating already installed but this was my first house and I didn't think it all through at the time.

LittleCharlie

Ben_ wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I am considering buying a house for rental. Found a great little house, but the only disadvantage I can see with it is that it only has storage heaters. As someone new to the rental game, I am not sure if this would put potential tenants off. There is a gas supply up to the house (currently capped off) - so the question is, would sticking to storage heaters be a problem or should I consider investing in installing full gas central heating?

Any thoughts / opinions greatly received.

Thanks,

Ben.

No way, we LOVE our storage heaters! Cheapest way to heat the house that I've ever had in a flat.

Anything larger than a bedsit, I'd always look for storage heaters now. Just such better value!

Torry_Quine

LittleCharlie wrote: »

No way, we LOVE our storage heaters! Cheapest way to heat the house that I've ever had in a flat.

Anything larger than a bedsit, I'd always look for storage heaters now. Just such better value!

It's good to know that I'm not the only one. Find them great for warmth and value too.

burnoutbabe

same here, i love the storage heaters in my flat. Probably its good as its in the middle of a block, people above and below and either side. And the flat is all rooms around one central hallway so heat disburses.

and about £50 a month for all elec inc hot water. Very cheap (thats with all the bill rises, used to be around £35 or so)

mynameisclare

Another tenant here that would immediately discount anywhere with storage heaters (along with pre-payment electricity meter for that matter).

geoffky

I hate storage heater with a vengeance and would never ever buy a house with them in...my first house had them in and me being a night owl would sit in winter freezing late at night....never again..