storage heater replacement

Lungboy

Le_Kirk wrote: »

OP states where he/she lives there is no gas.

I thought he meant he just wasn't connected to the gas, I didn't realise there was no gas to connect to.

How old are the storage heaters? Might be worth googling them to see if they are asbestos containing in case you have to dismantle them.

Owain_Moneysaver

K_Lou1985 wrote: »

A combined infrared heating AND hot water system (infrared thermal store) would give you electric wet central heating and a significant saving on storage heaters.

Why on earth would you want an 'infrared thermal store'; if you mean this sort of thing then it sounds suspiciously like those magic heaters filled with clay.

Water is a cluster of 5 to 12 water molecules (H2O). When such cluster of water molecules is stimulated by far infrared rays the water molecular movement is activated due to resonance absorption this causes the number of water molecules forming the cluster to decrease, leading to the ‘activation’ of the water.

If far infrared rays of around 10㎛ (the equivalent to oscillatory wavelength range of water molecules) are irradiated, then resonance absorption occurs, leading to decrease of clusters and faster movement of water molecules. In other words, the water is ‘activated’.

Load of tosh.

Lungboy

Sounds like tosh to me. 10 micron wavelength is not far infrared for a start.

phoenix_w

K_Lou1985 wrote: »

however it has the ability to utilise power from solar panels and other renewable energy sources as standard, offering even further reductions in energy bills.

How is that different to any electrical appliance? It's a bit con to say "this magic way of heating water can take advantage of solar power!" when any regular immersion heater element can do the same.

Whether it's a humongous heating element or an infrared heater, I can't imagine the cost to boil a litre of water is much different. All the websites I've read are quick to tell you that infrared water heating is magical, but is lite on detail regarding efficiency and any tangible positives regarding the technology.