old storage heaters or new electric radiators

Legacy_user

Hi

I think I have posted here about this once and read many of the threads here
I am in a flat with more than 20 year old night storage heaters (two manual types and one with convector all by Dimplex)
Two of the have the flaps broken and the one with convector heater doesn't really function well in its convection mode (I am sure of this because I had rented a place prior to this which has identical models which were fine)
An electrician who feels NSH are better says my old NSH's bricks could have given way and the newer ones have better insulation properties.
I don't have gas heating (no connection), I am aware gas heating beats any other heating any day (other than solar or heat pumps probably).

1. I was nearly going to go for electric radiators here (https://www.economy-radiators.com/). They were cheaper than Rointe which was the other brand I considered. However the online reviews are really mixed. So I stayed away.

2. The posts here say NSH is the way to go. So I was considering Dimplex Quantom. However once more reviews are mixed. One more thing I don't prefer the fancy automatic electric panels (I don't trust them for reliability or for cost saving in terms of usage).

3. Where can I source manual storage heaters? Which brands sell them?

4. Would there be any older automatic storage heaters which are more reliable than Quantom from Dimplex?

I was thinking I was decided however when I read mixed reviews around Dimplex Quantom I am thinking if I should go for older storage heaters or new electric radiators.

Please advise (like other I am mostly away in the day).

Thank you very much.

StressedFTB

Your flat sounds very similar to mine, which I bought 3 years ago.



Put the largest Dimplex Quantum in the living room and it's fantastic. Would have put a smaller one in the hallway, but there wasn't space, so instead I opted for a manual Elnur SH12M and Dimplex 402Es in the bedrooms.


Electricity bill per month varies between £44 and £50 in the winter, with the Elnur on high all the time and Quantum set to 22c in the evening.

Owain_Moneysaver

Loads of storage heaters available here
http://www.hwelectric.co.uk/

Local heaters manufactured after Jan 2018 should comply with Lot 20 energy efficiency rules - so any non-compliant heaters will be old stock working through the supply system.

Since 1st January 2018, storage heaters must have:
Electronic heat charge control with room and/or outdoor temperature feedback or controlled by energy supplier

Electronic room temperature control plus week timer

Fan assisted output

https://www.lot20.co.uk/

Automatic charge controls on storage heaters are well-established and shouldn't adversely affect reliability.

System

Thank you very much. Just to be sure so if you have the QM150 (3.4 kWh with maximum 24kWh storage roughly), with two more heaters

So daily
7 hours x 3 kWh say 20 kWh for Quantom
7 hours x 1.5 kWh x 2 heaters (taking 1.5 kWh as an estimate for the smaller heaters) say 20 kWh here

So 40 kWh x 0.06 off peak rate is £2.4 daily

How do you manage to bring it to around £40 with a water heater and all other appliances

This is what has been bothering me about storage heaters

Could you help show where I am wrong

StressedFTB wrote: »

Your flat sounds very similar to mine, which I bought 3 years ago.



Put the largest Dimplex Quantum in the living room and it's fantastic. Would have put a smaller one in the hallway, but there wasn't space, so instead I opted for a manual Elnur SH12M and Dimplex 402Es in the bedrooms.


Electricity bill per month varies between £44 and £50 in the winter, with the Elnur on high all the time and Quantum set to 22c in the evening.