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Hi,
I've just moved in to an old terraced house that does not have central heating. The multifuel stove in the lounge heats the radiators around the house - four in total.
The previous owner has a Drayton LP111 under the stairs, and suggested that when the fire was going this should be switched on to "keep the pump going and regulate the temperature". Apparently it runs on some kind of gravity loop system (not sure if that's correct) with the towel rack in the upstairs bathroom being the main component.
The house also has an Economy 7 meter. This is a little strange as the only way of using electricity at night would be to switch on the immersion heater, which heats the water only. As the shower is electric, the only reason you'd be consuming electricity at night is if you wanted hot tap water. When looking a the meter, I can see for this year the previous owner consumed 18000 kwh in the day and only 1800 kwh at night.
Due to the inconvenience of having to stoke a fire each and every time heating is required, I'm considering replacing the radiators with storage heaters as the Economy 7 meter is already in place.
It almost seems as though they had something like storage heaters in the house previously. I can't think why else you would go on to an Economy 7 tariff.
Complete System:
MultiFuel stove (Coal/Wood) - heats four radiators (2 standard/2 towel racks). Pump to the left of the fire with thermostat.
Immersion heater - hot tap water
Shower - Electric
Economy 7 meter - higher day tariff, low night tariff.
Questions:
1. How does the Drayton LP111 work when heating is supplied by a multifuel stove? Is what the previous owner told me correct.
2. Is switching to storage heaters a viable solution? (two radiators)
3. With an Economy 7 meter, if i were to stick with multifuel stove system, would I be able to purchase a normal single tariff from an energy company, or would I always have to purchase an Economy 7 tariff.
I thought I would post here as I'm a little confused by the whole set up and feel I'm missing something. Hopefully someone can shed some light on all this!
I've just moved in to an old terraced house that does not have central heating. The multifuel stove in the lounge heats the radiators around the house - four in total.
The previous owner has a Drayton LP111 under the stairs, and suggested that when the fire was going this should be switched on to "keep the pump going and regulate the temperature". Apparently it runs on some kind of gravity loop system (not sure if that's correct) with the towel rack in the upstairs bathroom being the main component.
The house also has an Economy 7 meter. This is a little strange as the only way of using electricity at night would be to switch on the immersion heater, which heats the water only. As the shower is electric, the only reason you'd be consuming electricity at night is if you wanted hot tap water. When looking a the meter, I can see for this year the previous owner consumed 18000 kwh in the day and only 1800 kwh at night.
Due to the inconvenience of having to stoke a fire each and every time heating is required, I'm considering replacing the radiators with storage heaters as the Economy 7 meter is already in place.
It almost seems as though they had something like storage heaters in the house previously. I can't think why else you would go on to an Economy 7 tariff.
Complete System:
MultiFuel stove (Coal/Wood) - heats four radiators (2 standard/2 towel racks). Pump to the left of the fire with thermostat.
Immersion heater - hot tap water
Shower - Electric
Economy 7 meter - higher day tariff, low night tariff.
Questions:
1. How does the Drayton LP111 work when heating is supplied by a multifuel stove? Is what the previous owner told me correct.
2. Is switching to storage heaters a viable solution? (two radiators)
3. With an Economy 7 meter, if i were to stick with multifuel stove system, would I be able to purchase a normal single tariff from an energy company, or would I always have to purchase an Economy 7 tariff.
I thought I would post here as I'm a little confused by the whole set up and feel I'm missing something. Hopefully someone can shed some light on all this!