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plug in economy 7 storage heaters..do they exist?

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I have a loft conversion and it is freezing up there at the moment, all the insulation is new and up to standard but there is no heater up there.

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a plug in eco 7 heater available?

Cheers :)
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  • stamford
    stamford Posts: 5,175 Forumite
    I have a loft conversion and it is freezing up there at the moment, all the insulation is new and up to standard but there is no heater up there.

    Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a plug in eco 7 heater available?

    Cheers :)

    Assuming you have an economy 7 meter you can just set up any heater with a timer plug set to switch it on and off at the times when E7 is working - I'm not sure but I think ours is 2am till 9am at the moment
  • masonic
    masonic Posts: 27,195 Forumite
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    stamford wrote:
    you can just set up any heater with a timer plug
    Well, it would have to be a storage heater of some sort. A regular heater would go cold pretty soon after it was disconnected and would be no good for heating the room during the day.
  • stamford
    stamford Posts: 5,175 Forumite
    masonic wrote:
    Well, it would have to be a storage heater of some sort. A regular heater would go cold pretty soon after it was disconnected and would be no good for heating the room during the day.


    You're right I'd not thought about the storage aspect
  • Graham1
    Graham1 Posts: 445 Forumite
    Any storage heater of 3 Kw or less can be wired to a time switch on a standard socket outlet - so that excludes the biggest ones (which are usually 3.4 Kw) - the smaller ones are OK. Just make sure the time switch is set to only go on during the cheap electricity times. Use 13A heat resistant flex - like you find on irons. Make sure the wiring is done well so that it is not a fire risk.

    However, depending on how many hours per day you use the loft extension it might be cheaper just to heat it during the hours it is in use (even on the daytime electric rate) on an ordinary (non storage) heater as the loft room insulation will never be as good as a downstairs room.
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