Storeage heaters question. Turn one on to max or both on half-way?

backinbusiness

My first foray onto this board so be nice!

As the title implies I have 2 storage heaters to heat a 2 bed house (one in the kitchen, one in the living room - both downstairs which is open-plan)

The kitchen heater is 2ft 6in wide, living room one is 3ft 4in. (Does this mean the kitchen one takes less electricity to heat?).

My question therefore is this.

Would it be more economical to switch the kitchen heater on first and keep ramping it up as the weather gets colder - then augment it with the living room heater or;

Switch both heaters back on low (and turn up as winter arrives).

I'm in the North of Scotland and in the extreme of winter usually have to resort to a halogen heater for an hour or so in the coldest of evenings.

Thanks for your input.

macman

To get your property to the temp you require from another temp requires a fixed amount of energy. Whether you input that energy from one heater, two heaters, or indeed ten heaters, is irrelevant-the kWh input and the cost is the same, assuming both heaters are running on E7 (the halogen one obviously will not be).
It appears that your lounge heater is larger and probably a higher rating than the kitchen one-look at the rating plates and it will tell you.

14Westfield

Id use the living room one first and at a higher setting. with either on half power it is more likely that the heat will have leaked out and the room gone cold in the evenings when you want it. By putting more heat into one during the night and using the dampers (or turning down boost, however its shown on your heater).
Also i'm assuming you are more likely to open windows and ventilate at the kitchen end of your house than the living room.
this also depends where you spend the most time - i appreciate its open plan but i'm sure it'll be warmer nearer the heater than further away!

Torry_Quine

I have storage heaters and in the same area as you. I don't have one in the kitchen but the living-room, hall and bedroom. Haven't put them on yet but it won't be long! I put the one in the living-room on first start low and gradually put it up as the temperature drops, the hall one follows and the bedroom only goes on when it is well below freezing.

backinbusiness

Great - thanks for your replies - appreciate this!

Here's hoping the winter won't be as cold for us this year as the last two (however I suspect it will be!)

BiB

HalloweenJack

make sure you have draught exluders on the doors and nice thick curtains as well