Fischer Storage Heaters

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  • Cardew
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    interestedinsavings wrote: »
    The cabinet looks nice, but makes the £20 radiator £85




    Agreed very expensive - perhaps Fischer will price-match;)
  • mumf
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    I never understood radiator cabinets.They were a 90's 'Changing Rooms ' thing as I recall.Surely they prevent heat escaping and rising? And the MDF? - It is what they always used- must absorb some heat?
  • Cardew
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    mumf wrote: »
    I never understood radiator cabinets.They were a 90's 'Changing Rooms ' thing as I recall.Surely they prevent heat escaping and rising? And the MDF? - It is what they always used- must absorb some heat?


    You could similarly argue that the metal casing of the radiator absorbs some heat from the water.;)


    Any restriction near the radiator, be it a cabinet or some furniture, will affect the distribution of the heat, but all heat produced by the radiator will end up warming the room. Heat absorbed by a cabinet, made of any material, will still be released into the room. Similarly if your oven uses 1kWh to cook food, that heat eventually will be released into a room.
  • Apoorwoman
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    My neighbour has been refunded her £6,000 deposit in full :D

    It hasn't been easy, ringing every day and being fobbed off - 'lady that does the refunds is on holiday for two weeks - is off sick' etc., etc. But she persisted.

    A lesson learned I think. I have always considered my neighbour to be pretty savvy and even she can't come to terms with how she was so gullible.

    So thank you all for your help and advice.
  • David_Aston
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    Green age,
    And the cost of Fischer?
    Are they "money saving" value?
  • reck_uk
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    TheGreenAge wrote: »


    Fischer
    While the products themselves seem decent enough....


    :eek: Really! Very concerning seeing an organisation post something like that about Fischer. You only have to look at this one thread to see the problems with them.

    They've been caught out multiple times being misleading to their potential customers and the prices they charge are astronomical.

    How can you justify saying they are "decent enough"?

    Their product would be decent if they were honest about what they are and what they can achieve and they supplied them at a reasonable price.
  • xinstaller
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    Could cost anything between £1500-£2500 per heater. The price is quoted high then knocked down to make it look like you are getting a deal. The recent reviews on Trustpilot only confirm the company installers are doing a good job. Fischer does not have genuine reviews on it's running cost nor are their customers invited to leave reviews on it's running cost. Thats why soon after installation customers are persuaded to leave reviews. While the previous reviews on Trustpilot are mainly FAKE and not left by genuine customers.:naughty:
  • xinstaller
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    Expect to be quoted in excess of £2500 per heater then knocked down to £2000 for heater that will almost double your heating bills. There are no reviews of the operating cost of these heaters. The reviews you are forced to read on TRUSTPILOT mainly confirm that the installers arrived on time and cleaned up after them. :T. Its about time Fischer future heat invites its customers to leave genuine reviews, instead of excuses excuses:( .


    Fake witness at sham marriages must be held to account
  • lstar337
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    Cardew wrote: »
    Any restriction near the radiator, be it a cabinet or some furniture, will affect the distribution of the heat, but all heat produced by the radiator will end up warming the room. Heat absorbed by a cabinet, made of any material, will still be released into the room. Similarly if your oven uses 1kWh to cook food, that heat eventually will be released into a room.
    Good old physics.;)
  • lstar337
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    TheGreenAge wrote: »
    It should also be noted that Economy 7/Economy 10 relies on base load energy generation, which is maintained by technologies being rapidly overtaken in the UK by newer, renewable sources. Therefore the tariff basis on which a storage heater saves money may, in a few years time, cease to be an option.
    It wont cease to be an option, It'll likely be taken over by more variable 'Time Of Use' tariffs.

    Night storage equipment is already capable of accepting a charge at any time, so it'll take a charge whenever the circuit is energised. Electric co's will likely make use of excess green generation in the future by dumping it in customers NSH's when needed.

    Newer NSH's are also designed to take charge in this way and will manage a variable supply more effectively.
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