Electric heater comparison

danrv

matelodave said:

High heat retention storage heaters
The most efficient modern storage heaters are called ‘high heat retention storage heaters’, and are up to 27% cheaper to run than standard storage heaters. In addition to the features of other modern storage heaters, these models achieve even better heat retention and are able to estimate the next day’s heating demand based on user heating habits and climatic conditions (meaning you do not need to worry about adjusting input settings). High heat retention models include Quantum heaters (from Dimplex/Creda and Heatstore), Elnur (Gabarron) Ecombi HHR heaters and the Stiebel Eltron SHS and SHF range.

Replacing old storage heaters with high heat retention models may also improve the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for the property

It seems that Quantum have become the defacto name for HHR heaters in much the same way as people called vacuum cleaners "Hoover's" 

I see that there’s a Heatstore HHR model that looks like the Quantum (no top front vent).
Difference I guess is the WiFi on the Dimplex.
Elnur was a suggestion here a while back as a cheaper option. Has a balancing element rather than a boost function. 
They’re all going to give the same heat relative to power so I’d probably pay a little more for quiet operation, appearance, WiFi and reliability. 

danrv

coffeehound said:

matelodave said:

If you went for E7 then there's no doubt that your timings would be reset and you would only get off peak energy between midnight and 7am 

There were a couple of examples on here where people on E10 transferred to E7 and -- as far as could be seen from their posts -- allowed to retain their E10 off-peak hours.  i.e. the supplier just swapped tariffs without any adjustments on site.  

Whether that is an unofficial policy to avoid households being left without enough stored capacity, perhaps only extended to vulnerable customers, who knows.  It would be very useful to know for sure.  Perhaps danrv you could ask some questions of your supplier before deciding.  E10 hours at E7 prices would be a good situation.

Thanks, this is useful. 
Switching tariffs is a lot easier than installing E7 wiring and storage heaters. Eventually, that would be the best solution for downstairs heating. 
I don’t think what type of heating you’re running matters when changing tariffs or suppliers. 
I’ll check if Eon can arrange E7 rates but keep my E10 hours. Otherwise as mentioned, other suppliers may be able to accommodate.
Currently I’m probably on the most expensive dual rate tariff going.