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Storage heaters and hot water please help

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  • Apologies for any confusion. I was under the impression storage heaters run continuously while they are powered (hence a possible reason the bill is so high for the OP, they are running out of the eco7 times). I've never had storage heaters myself (though do remember them in my parents' house before they had a gas supply).

    However, this said, even with my "worst case" scenario above based on the heaters running for 7 hours per night, the OP's electric bill shouldn't come to the amount he is being billed for.
    Could HAVE. Should HAVE. Would HAVE. Not OF.
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    Apologies for any confusion. I was under the impression storage heaters run continuously while they are powered
    That is the case for very old storage heaters, but is likely the op has newer automatic storage heaters.
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