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MalMonroe said:

If you're renting your property then - 'The law makes it clear: as per the Landlord and Tenant Act (1985) , landlords are responsible for the maintenance and proper working order of all water, gas, electricity and sanitation installations as well as the space heating and water heating installations in a rental property'.

Contact your landlord and tell them you want proper heating that you can control yourself with no obstruction to any thermostat.

You do have rights as a tenant or lodger, and they are extensive. If you are not a tenant then I don't know what to suggest. Other than maybe get a new heating system - or move?

I once had Economy 7 but found it to be strangely uneconomical and useless and got rid of it. Now we are gas centrally heated and control our own temperatures. And we are in rented accommodation. Council though. But cosy. Running gas CH has proved to be inexpensive. For us, anyway.

I don't believe any of this is relevant.  Nobody has obstructed anything.

sheramber

Segillar said:

Economy 7 heaters heat up during the night and the bricks inside store the heat.

Agreed.

That heat is then available during the day.

Agreed.

What you refer to as a thermostat is, in my system, a series of slats at the bottom of the heater which can be manually opened during the day to allow more heat to circulate. Of course the heater cools down more quickly so a boost is needed from an independent source during the day. My slats are never opened.

If all such night storage heaters work this way, as I believe they do, then your understanding is faulty.

What understanding?

I had storage heaters for year and had no problems with the heat output or when.

It sounds like you have old very basic heaters.  Maybe you need to get someone to look at them