Storage heater / Oil filled radiator / Ceramic radiator?????

[Liz]

I’ve just bought a 1 bed apartment with storage heaters from the early 1980’s with no thermostat. The apartment is electric only and I’m trying to work out what is the best replacement for the old storage heaters. I have economy 7

What I can’t work out is am I best to go for:

1. Storage heaters with thermostat
2. Oil filled electric radiators
3. Ceramic electric radiators
4. a mixture of above
5. something else that I have not thought of.

The bedroom will only be used at night.

The living room will be throughout the day. The size of it requires 2 heaters

The hallway would need a small heater being used throughout the day to stop it freezing in the winter

Thermostats that are easy to use are a must.

Any advise would be appreciated as trying to get the correct info on google is a minefield

 

[Octopus]

TBH it's really difficult to give absolute advice on a forum..... You really need to get a few people round and listen to their advice.

The thing to really think about is economy 7, it's not as cheap as it's made out as you pay a higher day rate.

Panel heaters with timers and thermostats do make some sense ...

Cheap isn't always best

 

[Liz]

TBH it's really difficult to give absolute advice on a forum..... You really need to get a few people round and listen to their advice.

The thing to really think about is economy 7, it's not as cheap as it's made out as you pay a higher day rate.

Panel heaters with timers and thermostats do make some sense ...

Cheap isn't always best

Thanks for the advise. I've tried to get people to come round, but I live in Pembrokeshire, where they have this thing called the "Pembrokeshire Promise", which is basically the Spanish "manana", but ten times worse (yes, i'll come round, but then not turn up but not tell you I won't turn up) .

I have been reading that economy 7 is a bit of a false economy so it's good to read your feedback.

 

[kingeri]

My personal preference would be to ditch the storage heaters, come off Economy 7 and go for wall mounted electric radiators or panel heaters. You can have the option of a thermostat to control the system as a whole, but in your case I'd just go for models that have decent timers and thermostats in each unit so you can have control over each room directly. That way, you can set the bedroom one to come on an hour before bedtime, the living room one to come on in the morning, the hallway one on low all winter, etc. etc.

 

[sean_ork]

Don't forget air to air heat pumps ...... higher initial install cost but far lower running costs.

 

[Liz]

My personal preference would be to ditch the storage heaters, come off Economy 7 and go for wall mounted electric radiators or panel heaters. You can have the option of a thermostat to control the system as a whole, but in your case I'd just go for models that have decent timers and thermostats in each unit so you can have control over each room directly. That way, you can set the bedroom one to come on an hour before bedtime, the living room one to come on in the morning, the hallway one on low all winter, etc. etc.

 

[kingeri]

Liz, you seemed to quote me but not say anything yourself!

 

[Liz]

Liz, you seemed to quote me but not say anything yourself!

Hi, I was asking a question, but then found the answer so tried to delete my question so not to waste your time

 

[Liz]

So I am going to ditch the economy 7 and go for electric wall mounted radiators. I had decided to go for liquid / oil filled radiators as I had read that they are cheaper to run than convector heaters.

But then I got really confused when I found an oil filled convector heater under the radiator section in Screwfix.
Acova TAG-100-056-S Wall-Mounted Oil-Filled Convector Heater 1000W - https://www.screwfix.com/p/acova-tag-100-056-s-wall-mounted-oil-filled-convector-heater-1000w/69827

Does anyone have any good recommendations of where to buy liquid radiators?

 

[kingeri]

Traditional convector heaters tend to heat a room much faster than oil filled radiators and the like, so bear that in mind. Don't forget that even though wet heating systems (central heating) use 'radiators', that name is misleading as more heat is convected than radiated. The one you've linked to will convect more than radiate too. It looks a bit expensive for what it is. Looks like the right kind of thing though. Whichever you go for just make sure it has a timer and thermostat.

 

[sean_ork]

It looks a bit expensive for what it is.

It's a ridiculous price - it's also designed to be permanently wired, so add the price of a fused spur install to it.

 

[Octopus]

It's a ridiculous price - it's also designed to be permanently wired, so add the price of a fused spur install to it.

It doesn't appear to have a timer either ...............

Just remember that Screwfix aren't reknown for quality products ............ and get input from a local spark before you get your credit card out................

 

[Liz]

It doesn't appear to have a timer either ...............

Just remember that Screwfix aren't reknown for quality products ............ and get input from a local spark before you get your credit card out................

Thanks for the screwfix tip. I've only ever bought small things from them before.

It's a ridiculous price - it's also designed to be permanently wired, so add the price of a fused spur install to it.

Thanks for letting me know the price is way too high. I have no idea about these things. Do you have any advise where you would buy this sort of thing?

 

[Liz]

Traditional convector heaters tend to heat a room much faster than oil filled radiators and the like, so bear that in mind. Don't forget that even though wet heating systems (central heating) use 'radiators', that name is misleading as more heat is convected than radiated. The one you've linked to will convect more than radiate too. It looks a bit expensive for what it is. Looks like the right kind of thing though. Whichever you go for just make sure it has a timer and thermostat.

Thanks. After reading your advise plus others, I've come to the conclusion that "radiator" is the most misused word in the English language.

 

[sean_ork]

I'm wondering where my reply has just gone - apparently I've just started a conversation .......

I meant to post it here.