Electric Storage Heaters?

[pushkin]

I have bought a cottage that has no heating installed and doesn't have gas, does anyone here have any experience of Storage Heaters on Economy 7 or 10? I was wondering if they are efficient and economical and also if anyone has any idea how much it would cost to get installed?

Many thanks!

 

[Filthy]

I used to have storage heaters in our old flat and I thought they were ****! If I were you I would find out about having LPG plumbed in as I think you would benefit in the long run.

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

Had storage heaters in two places I rented while working away from home a couple of years back.
They warm the house up lovely during the night in winter when you are under a duvet and dont need it, and when you get home from work at 4.30/5.00 you freeze ya b+++s off 'cos the heats dissipated while you are out, biggest con going, stay clear.

 

[MANDATE]

I once installed two storage heaters, one in the hall and one in the lounge.
They were a bit bulky and if it was a warm day you couldn't turn them down.
To overcome some of the problems I had the following tarrifs 11pm to 7am together with 7 pm to 11 pm and a afternoon booster 2pm to 4pm.
Fairly cheap to install and run! but this was back in the 'sixties

 

[breezer]

mandate you are showing your age

as every one says steer clear of them , they work by "kettle elements" heating up special bricks, as the bricks will be hot you can not turn the out put down, and what if you get a power cut?

 

[Gees]

The lpg option I think may be the answer. Most boilers can use LPG and work just as well.

 

[MANDATE]

Breezer,
Age? What's age.
I think I was only 5+ at the time( I was quick to learn)'

If you got a power cut they took over a day to cool down so No Problem, mind you this was on the sunny south coast where it's 3 degrees warmer than Old Trafford.

 

[spark]

Have you not got gas in the road? If you have, I would say your best option in the long term is to get it laid to the cottage. It doesn't cost as much as you'd think; though the boards (electricity and gas) have strange pricing methods, but it's well worth getting a quote. I know someone who recently got it from the road to the property. It was about a 12-15 metre run, tarmac path and road and it cost under £400.