jast to confuse matters some storage heaters aslo have convectors on them!!
However mavs definatly arnt storage heaters!

[Edited on 29-01-2007 by GT4Brody]

Storage heaters are fairly pants imo, i had them in my flat. Ripped them our and installed central heating as soon as i could afford it, fitted it with future father in law, took about 4 days, cost about £1200 for Boiler rads, pipework stat etc etc, also cost about £500 to have transco run supply to property and install gas metre. Completly transformed the flat was so much more comfortable with central heating and worked out cheaper per month.
Storage heaters basicly have electric elements in them and heat bricks which heat up as the storage heater comes on (usually at night on economy 7 tariff, which is cheaper electric) then the bricks hold the heat and slowly disperse it, one of the knobs contols how much they heat up, the other is how much the vent opens as to how much heat you want.

oh right:lol: I thought you were saying they were storage..

sorry Ally my bad :(:lol:;)

No Mav

They ARE convection radiators as i have one in my office at work

thay are NOT :lol: I should know :P they do not store up heat them pump it out :lol:

They are Mav, we have one in our office at work

:lol:

mines are deffo not storage...I think they are convector radiators..

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Originally posted by richardworrall
you just set the input to how hot you want it to get overnight then set the output to how fast you want it to discharge during the day, i have input set at 5 or 6 and output at min then it stays hot all the way through the day.

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My last house had storage heaters, what a waste of money they where too. the price of heating a 3 storey four bed house was a joke. I wouldn't recommend them in the long term, had the house of been mine I would have hd central heating installed, would have been looking at upwards of 3K, but in a smaller property you'll be looking at maybe upwards of 2k, which trust me, will work out alot cheaper than storage heaters.

Kez

Mine do not work like that...Mine do not 'store' the heat etc like that...So inconclusion mine are NOT 'storage heaters'...:)

[Edited on 25-01-2007 by mav]

you just set the input to how hot you want it to get overnight then set the output to how fast you want it to discharge during the day, i have input set at 5 or 6 and output at min then it stays hot all the way through the day.

Mines work simple..Eash one got a thermostat and timer.....Wired up to a individual fuse for each one also...

i have storage heaters in my pad...and like Fee, i also dont know how the hell they work.

yes they look v.similar.

£65 aint to bad a month. plus we shall be in a 2 bed fairly new build

My house is all electric..

I have stainless steel electric radiators in every room which are controlled from their own fuse panel..

Each radiator is individually timer and thermo controlled on their own which is excellent as I have them all coming on a different times and going off at different times..

I have a 3 bed terraced quite biggish house and my bill PM in winter is £65 a month..

I don't know if these are the same idea as storage heaters????

My radiators are like this..Come in different sizes..






[Edited on 24-01-2007 by mav]

they are crap tbh

dont really want the hassle of pipes being layed etc

you can get a central heating system with radiators fitted for 2k nowadays

I've got storage heating and I have no idea how to work it
been in the flat 3 years now :lol:
maybe I should learn :lol:

:thumbs: thanks :)

http://www.nef.org.uk/energyadvice/storageheating.htm

going to see a property tomorrow its 129k for 2 bed with garage, but has storage heaters,
Are these:

A: economical
B: Any good in terms of heating house
C: What can they be replaced with? TBH i'd prefer central heating but this house is quite nice