Dual Immersion Cylinder Question

Gerry1

A problem with a studio flat is that sleeping may be difficult and uncomfortable when the storage heater is getting red hot in the middle of the night. Bedrooms are usually kept at a lower temperature than living rooms and are seldom heated overnight, but with a storage heater you'll have no choice. It may be difficult to find compromise settings where the nights aren't sweltering and the evenings aren't chilly.

You'll certainly need to make sure any storage heater is fan assisted, well insulated and generally as clever as possible. If they're still made, a simple box of bricks with little insulation and just a flap operated by a bimetallic strip would be a nightmare, perhaps literally !

Consider keeping the existing panel heaters as a top up, e.g. if you've been away on holiday and it's cold when you get back. If the storage heater has a programmable calendar, so much the better. If it's fan assisted, it may even be possible to top up occasionally using peak rate electricity. You might get some useful advice if you ask the neighbours about the heating systems they're using.

Initially you'll have to guesstimate your fuel usage, so a tariff without exit fees would be handy if you find a better deal elsewhere when you have some accurate meter readings.

bwff

We had a 2 bedroom flat with a NSH in one of the bedrooms (which I am sure was smaller than any studio flat would be). I am sure many people with 1 or 2 bed flats have a NSH in their bedroom.

It was not fan assisted, or the latest and greatest design - made in the 1980s I believe.

It was no issue. It kept us warm, but not too hot to sleep.

Agreed, it was not quite as much trouble to control the temperature as a studio would be, as we lived in the living room and slept in the bedroom.

But we did control the heat in the living room quiote regualrly, especially at night as we relaxed, so wanted it warmer.
The simple flap is the usual way to control the heat output and it works really well with no need for fan assistance.

But good to see the decade old residents here still attempting to the fear of God into readers with their horror stories, using whatever user account comes to hand at the time :cool:

Gerry1

bwff wrote: »

But good to see the decade old residents here still attempting to the fear of God into readers with their horror stories, using whatever user account comes to hand at the time

Both allegations in your personal abuse are untrue.