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Hello everyone. I’m planning on replacing a storage heater with a panel heater and I’m wondering if it’s possible to make use of the existing dual supply outlets and tarrifs?
My thoughts are that it would be splendid to make use of the much cheaper storage heater supply/tarrif when available but automatically switch to the 24hr supply/tarrif at other times.
I don’t know if such a thing exists, but I’m imagining a back box mounted switch that would take in both supplies. The output would favour the storage heater supply but switch to the 24hr supply as ‘backup’ for when the storage heater supply isn’t active.
I’d program the panel heater timer to favour the cheaper taffif times too.
I know it sounds like a rigmarole but I live in an area with a very cold climate and the storage heater supply comes on regularly throughout the day (as opposed to just through the early hours of the night) so I’m thinking the potential savings would be worth it.
Cheers!
My thoughts are that it would be splendid to make use of the much cheaper storage heater supply/tarrif when available but automatically switch to the 24hr supply/tarrif at other times.
I don’t know if such a thing exists, but I’m imagining a back box mounted switch that would take in both supplies. The output would favour the storage heater supply but switch to the 24hr supply as ‘backup’ for when the storage heater supply isn’t active.
I’d program the panel heater timer to favour the cheaper taffif times too.
I know it sounds like a rigmarole but I live in an area with a very cold climate and the storage heater supply comes on regularly throughout the day (as opposed to just through the early hours of the night) so I’m thinking the potential savings would be worth it.
Cheers!