Electrical Heating In Livingroom

zorgan

Hi there,

My girlfriend has recently bought a flat here in Scotland, however she has an OLD style White Meter Heater, with lots of bricks in it attached to a wall, it`s very ugly in the room, not sure how expensive it is for her to run when she moves in also, I was wondering would it be a good idea to maybe use a different type of heater and remove it compleatly, which options are best, input / output wattage etc

I have looked at

Halogen and Oil filled heaters but unsure if she should just stick to what she has? or maybe cheaper in the long run just getting a new heater instead? like a free standing one?

startrekker

These economy 7 storage heaters arent too bad. They use economy electricity at night and then release the heat during the day. If its just plain ugly then cover it with a radiator cover, or make one yourself. Oil filled, or even stand alone gas fires will release a certain amount of fumes in a room so if you go down that route make sure taht there is plenty of ventillation.

zorgan

hi there,

on the top of the storage heater, it does say "Do Not Cover"

economiser

If you put in a new non-storage heater you will be paying for electricity at the daytime rate most of the time and the heating will cost more. The type of heater will not make any difference to the cost. For example a 3kW heater will take in 3kW of electricity and give out 3kW of heat irrespective of the type of heater. A radiant heater gives a warmer effect if you are directly in front of it and a fan heater will give a quick warm up but will be noisy and maybe draughty. Oil filled heaters tend to be rather expensive to buy.

zorgan

argos do oil heaters for £39 i think lol

yogi3

l like the look of these but have not tried them myself yet,https://www.easy-heat.co.uk

baldelectrician

A decent storage heater (i only use dimplex) will save a fortune.

The thing is most people don't know how to use them.

Turn the output (boost) down every night and turn it up in the evening.
Adjust the input according to the weather forecast for the following day- remember yoiu change the input and it will not affect things until teh following day, as they generally charge from 11pm at night.