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How long do storage heaters take to charge?

glocal · 2017-02-16 13:34:38

I am on E7 and the other day I had the lounge storage heater (Heatstore HSXC24N) on charging for 5 rather than the usual 7 hours. To my surprise, the following day we couldn't tell the difference. I am now wondering how many hours it actually takes for the heater to charge. Reducing that to 5, 3 or 2 hours could save…

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glocal Posts: 129 Forumite

17 February 2017 at 12:04AM

In that case shifting the 4 hours of charging towards the end of the 7 hour window reduces the thermostat switching on and off to top up in the middle of the night. And reducing charging to less than 4 hours may or may not store acceptable heat for the following day. I must say if the heater gets that hot at 14kWh, I can't imagine what it will be like at 24kWh. Thanks everyone for your time.

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