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Storage Heater vs Oil Filled Radiators Advice

horhay0 · 2017-03-25 10:15:13

So my girlfriend and I have just been accepted for a two bedroom apartment in Cambridge. As most old apartment buildings, we have the dreaded storage heaters. Having never used these before but hearing from people how much of a nightmare they can be, I am keen to try some alternatives. We will be on Economy 7 tariff so our…

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coffeehound Posts: 5,742 Forumite

28 March 2017 at 7:40AM

G_M wrote: »

The alternative is an electric shower, but this would use high-cost day-time electricity so is less likely in an E7 flat.

Worth mentioning that with a modern digital meter, if the shower is used before the off-peak rate ends – so typically before 7.00 or 7.30 GMT – it will use cheap rate electricity.

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