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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Anybody know how to use the things and how long they take to heat up?
I've moved to a house which has them and I have turned them on an hour ago but they are still freezing cold. Thank goodness for the open fires downstairs and a portable heater I had already.
Any help on how to work them gratefully received  |
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Your storage heaters are probably working off a seperate wiring circuit, controlled by a time switch.
When switched on they will heat up at night using economy 7 tariff. And will not work during the day just gradually cool down till the next evening.
Some have an "over-ride" switch to boost for an hour in the daytime.  |
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You can't turn them on and have heat if you've not stored the heat, hence the name storage heaters.
I've lived with them in several previous houses and found them to be great, so long as you've got double glazing |
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They won't be any good till tomorrow. Horrible things, best off getting an electic heater to move around the house with you. Had them for years in one of my old places, could never work out how to use them |
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"You can't turn them on and have heat if you've not stored the heat, hence the name storage heaters.
I've lived with them in several previous houses and found them to be great, so long as you've got double glazing "
Yes I have double glazing but its an old house so gets cold  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ah OK, thanks, so leave I should them on overnight and make sure they are warm in the morning so I know they actually work then?"
Yep, as the other poster said, they should have a timer to control when they're on and off. |
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"They won't be any good till tomorrow. Horrible things, best off getting an electic heater to move around the house with you. Had them for years in one of my old places, could never work out how to use them "
I've put an electic heater outside the kids rooms, so hopefully that will work, I'm not bothered by the cold but I am for them. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Ah OK, thanks, so leave I should them on overnight and make sure they are warm in the morning so I know they actually work then?
Yep, as the other poster said, they should have a timer to control when they're on and off. "
I will have to look for that lol. Thanks again |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Mine store up between 1am and 7am but my main one in the lounge is a combination one with a convector heater as well I can switch on whenever I need to."
Thanks I shall check in the morning to see if they are warm. I'm lucky I have 2 open fires downstairs so its warm down here, its just the bedrooms which are freezing, I could see my breath when I was up there  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Mine store up between 1am and 7am but my main one in the lounge is a combination one with a convector heater as well I can switch on whenever I need to.
Thanks I shall check in the morning to see if they are warm. I'm lucky I have 2 open fires downstairs so its warm down here, its just the bedrooms which are freezing, I could see my breath when I was up there "
I have a small portable fan heater which is great for instant heat, plug it in whatever room you need. |
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"I'm lucky I have 2 open fires downstairs so its warm down here, its just the bedrooms which are freezing, I could see my breath when I was up there "
Can you leave doors open upstairs? We had a wood burner that would heat the whole house in the evening when the storage heaters cooled down. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Of course it also depends on how old they are. The more modern ones are more efficient."
Looking at them old..my landlady said something about replacing one of them but not heard anything about it since. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm lucky I have 2 open fires downstairs so its warm down here, its just the bedrooms which are freezing, I could see my breath when I was up there
Can you leave doors open upstairs? We had a wood burner that would heat the whole house in the evening when the storage heaters cooled down."
I shall do that yes, and shut all blinds and curtains to keep the heat in |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Worst things ever and the housing association I was working for were upgrading all those properties that had access to gas to central heating as it's much cheaper |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Anybody know how to use the things and how long they take to heat up?
I've moved to a house which has them and I have turned them on an hour ago but they are still freezing cold. Thank goodness for the open fires downstairs and a portable heater I had already.
Any help on how to work them gratefully received "
Never been a big fan of them had them in a couple of houses super hot in the morning and cooled down to quickly in the evening
And as several others have said they take a night or 2 to reach full temperature. I also find they dry the air out a lot. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Worst things ever and the housing association I was working for were upgrading all those properties that had access to gas to central heating as it's much cheaper"
Unfortunately I live in the middle of nowhere where they haven't discovered gas yet. All still oil, electric or wood lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Should have an input control and a boost control.input is for how much heat u want stored to release in the day. Once there heated up turn the boost on when u need more heat like in the evening but remember to turn it down before bed so it don't release to much heat and stores it through the night |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Absolutely useless things eat electric too hot in the morning and nothing left by evening. Get them changed asap. Rented or owned?"
Rented unfortunately |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Should have an input control and a boost control.input is for how much heat u want stored to release in the day. Once there heated up turn the boost on when u need more heat like in the evening but remember to turn it down before bed so it don't release to much heat and stores it through the night"
I shall look for that. I've never used them before so have no idea about them |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Oh bugger, I'd of demanded they were changed before moving in. Maybe after a month of being there and heating costing £50 a week plus contact your landlord and tell him it's ridiculous when there's other electric rads with full control that will cost you £10-£15 a week to run. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Should have an input control and a boost control.input is for how much heat u want stored to release in the day. Once there heated up turn the boost on when u need more heat like in the evening but remember to turn it down before bed so it don't release to much heat and stores it through the night
I shall look for that. I've never used them before so have no idea about them "
If it's the old style it's pointless no matter what you do the heat will of gone by evening. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Worst things ever and the housing association I was working for were upgrading all those properties that had access to gas to central heating as it's much cheaper
Unfortunately I live in the middle of nowhere where they haven't discovered gas yet. All still oil, electric or wood lol"
Get a log burner ,I love mine . |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh bugger, I'd of demanded they were changed before moving in. Maybe after a month of being there and heating costing £50 a week plus contact your landlord and tell him it's ridiculous when there's other electric rads with full control that will cost you £10-£15 a week to run."
Good plan, I will do that! I don't want to pay a ridiculous amount for electric if I don't have too |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"if you have a wood burner it maybe possible to fit boilers at side of them and run water within piping to a radiator system upstairs
it also depends on what woodburner that you have installed "
Its proper old open fires, not a woodburner unfortunately |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"if you have a wood burner it maybe possible to fit boilers at side of them and run water within piping to a radiator system upstairs
it also depends on what woodburner that you have installed "
Yes of course everyone has the money to purchase these, check chimney or have one built and pay for all the plumbing work in a rented house gaz stick to alternative electric heating hunny as your landlord may actually go for this, in the meantime woolly jumper and quilt as it's been suggested already.x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I used to have this problem they joys of living the back end of beyond on the Norfolk/Suffolk border I guess.
I had a portable oil radiator which had a timer on it for my bedroom it used to come on a couple hours before I went to bed and turn off a hour after. Then it was set also for the morning just to take the chill off. It saved me on the cost of storage heaters. Mind when I had them ripped out the brick inside the storage heater made a excellent coaster for hot pans lol |
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"Worst things ever and the housing association I was working for were upgrading all those properties that had access to gas to central heating as it's much cheaper
Unfortunately I live in the middle of nowhere where they haven't discovered gas yet. All still oil, electric or wood lol"
Don't fall for Calor gas, that turns out very expensive. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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you and landlord check up on the energy saving trust, there are incentives still going.
currently I have one storage heater, but my elec costs me too much already(I know theres something wrong!), I rarely ever use any heating..very very occasional portable heaters/radiators...but for the time being as we speak am on the couch in sleeping bag and blanket(added cat lol) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"you and landlord check up on the energy saving trust, there are incentives still going.
currently I have one storage heater, but my elec costs me too much already(I know theres something wrong!), I rarely ever use any heating..very very occasional portable heaters/radiators...but for the time being as we speak am on the couch in sleeping bag and blanket(added cat lol)"
Sleeping bags will be bought tomorrow I think, much cheaper alternative |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I used to have this problem they joys of living the back end of beyond on the Norfolk/Suffolk border I guess.
I had a portable oil radiator which had a timer on it for my bedroom it used to come on a couple hours before I went to bed and turn off a hour after. Then it was set also for the morning just to take the chill off. It saved me on the cost of storage heaters. Mind when I had them ripped out the brick inside the storage heater made a excellent coaster for hot pans lol "
Thats a great idea, thanks. I shall look into getting a couple of those |
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Installing the central heating system is easy for me
friends used to have the delongi electric heaters they was good enough to heat an attic out during the night and kept the chill off the room
further query here does your upstairs have a chimney that could be also used most old houses have 2 chimneys not just the downstairs one
as you maybe be able to use a second woodburner upstairs |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"you and landlord check up on the energy saving trust, there are incentives still going.
currently I have one storage heater, but my elec costs me too much already(I know theres something wrong!), I rarely ever use any heating..very very occasional portable heaters/radiators...but for the time being as we speak am on the couch in sleeping bag and blanket(added cat lol)"
Oh and thank you, I shall Google that tomorrow and call the landlord to do the same. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Installing the central heating system is easy for me
friends used to have the delongi electric heaters they was good enough to heat an attic out during the night and kept the chill off the room
further query here does your upstairs have a chimney that could be also used most old houses have 2 chimneys not just the downstairs one
as you maybe be able to use a second woodburner upstairs "
I have 2 chimneys both fireplaces are downstairs and go up through the bedrooms if that makes sense. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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We have a 4 bed detached no gas all storage heaters out electric bill costs us 150 a month during the winter months to run the whole house and there's some1 there during the day using the electric keeps our house toasty all the time oh and that includes hottub running constant so don't think there that bad to be honest tho we do have energy efficient ones |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We have a 4 bed detached no gas all storage heaters out electric bill costs us 150 a month during the winter months to run the whole house and there's some1 there during the day using the electric keeps our house toasty all the time oh and that includes hottub running constant so don't think there that bad to be honest tho we do have energy efficient ones"
We are running 6 big heaters 2 small heaters and hottub plus every day electric for 150 a month so 50 quid a week with 1 heater something seriously wrong somewhere  |
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"I have 2 chimneys both fireplaces are downstairs and go up through the bedrooms if that makes sense."
yes it does there was 2 systems of old
both fireplaces downstairs and kept the upstairs warm by the chimneys
the other sort was fireplaces within all rooms but people block them up
only way to tell is by looking at your chimney looking for 4 cowls on the top only 2 means no upstairs fireplace
im using a rocket burner type of stove uses less wood but throws loads of heat out from them 900f too 1800f so they are hot
as long as they are fed from external sources and have a chimney they are fine to use |
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"We are running 6 big heaters 2 small heaters and hottub plus every day electric for 150 a month so 50 quid a week with 1 heater something seriously wrong somewhere "
but as rented the landlord / landlady wont change them
but I agree with you there too high of a cost |
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We had them in our house when we 1st moved in, took a while to figure them out, you will either have 2 electric meters, or 1 meter with 2 settings. It automatically flicks between them at certain times (11pm-6am or 12am-7am depending on the time of year) they will only work when the meter is on the night setting. Close the vents over night when they heat up and open the vents if a day. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We had them in our house when we 1st moved in, took a while to figure them out, you will either have 2 electric meters, or 1 meter with 2 settings. It automatically flicks between them at certain times (11pm-6am or 12am-7am depending on the time of year) they will only work when the meter is on the night setting. Close the vents over night when they heat up and open the vents if a day."
Mine worked ok when they were set right  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"We had them in our house when we 1st moved in, took a while to figure them out, you will either have 2 electric meters, or 1 meter with 2 settings. It automatically flicks between them at certain times (11pm-6am or 12am-7am depending on the time of year) they will only work when the meter is on the night setting. Close the vents over night when they heat up and open the vents if a day.
Mine worked ok when they were set right "
Thanks all, I guess Google will become my friend to work them out |
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"We are running 6 big heaters 2 small heaters and hottub plus every day electric for 150 a month so 50 quid a week with 1 heater something seriously wrong somewhere
but as rented the landlord / landlady wont change them
but I agree with you there too high of a cost "
I dunno about england, but landlords will be faced with ensuring their properties to be energy efficient, it will be law in 2016..I believe it should cover many types of systems, ie gas boilers,old heaters etc... |
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"We are running 6 big heaters 2 small heaters and hottub plus every day electric for 150 a month so 50 quid a week with 1 heater something seriously wrong somewhere
but as rented the landlord / landlady wont change them
but I agree with you there too high of a cost
I dunno about england, but landlords will be faced with ensuring their properties to be energy efficient, it will be law in 2016..I believe it should cover many types of systems, ie gas boilers,old heaters etc..."
Ooh I can't wait for that to happen then |
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By *an1973Man
over a year ago
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Had them at my old house which was quite small and lived there for over 10 years. Took me a few years to get used to them, having the input setting high enough to charge them enough to last through next day (so keeping an eye on the weather forecast helps).
I had mine set too low for first couple winters.
Mine were a version that did adjust automatically by a small amount to allow for weather variations so you had to leave them alone for a couple of nights after changing the input setting before changing it again - you might need to open a window until you get it about right! Once I sussed it I didn't need any additional heaters except in the kitchen where the door to the outside was being opened quite often. It will help if you can find correct manual online - if they are Dimplex ones I think you can still download them from their website - the model code is printed on the top of the heaters.
They are not particularly economical but
I've heard that the latest versions are much more efficient...
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"Had them at my old house which was quite small and lived there for over 10 years. Took me a few years to get used to them, having the input setting high enough to charge them enough to last through next day (so keeping an eye on the weather forecast helps).
I had mine set too low for first couple winters.
Mine were a version that did adjust automatically by a small amount to allow for weather variations so you had to leave them alone for a couple of nights after changing the input setting before changing it again - you might need to open a window until you get it about right! Once I sussed it I didn't need any additional heaters except in the kitchen where the door to the outside was being opened quite often. It will help if you can find correct manual online - if they are Dimplex ones I think you can still download them from their website - the model code is printed on the top of the heaters.
They are not particularly economical but
I've heard that the latest versions are much more efficient...
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Something else to watch out for - the electronic box which switched between the Eco7 meter and normal meter went wrong and had to be changed. The storage heaters were coming on at the correct time to heat up but the meters were not switching at the same time and I was being charged for the higher rate some of the time, so it's worth checking your meter readings at least monthly! |
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By *an1973Man
over a year ago
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"Anybody know how to use the things and how long they take to heat up?
I've moved to a house which has them and I have turned them on an hour ago but they are still freezing cold. Thank goodness for the open fires downstairs and a portable heater I had already.
Any help on how to work them gratefully received
Never been a big fan of them had them in a couple of houses super hot in the morning and cooled down to quickly in the evening
And as several others have said they take a night or 2 to reach full temperature. I also find they dry the air out a lot. "
Yes, they do. And produce quite a lot of dust I found. |
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By *an1973Man
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"We had them in our house when we 1st moved in, took a while to figure them out, you will either have 2 electric meters, or 1 meter with 2 settings. It automatically flicks between them at certain times (11pm-6am or 12am-7am depending on the time of year) they will only work when the meter is on the night setting. Close the vents over night when they heat up and open the vents if a day."
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Had them at my old house which was quite small and lived there for over 10 years. Took me a few years to get used to them, having the input setting high enough to charge them enough to last through next day (so keeping an eye on the weather forecast helps).
I had mine set too low for first couple winters.
Mine were a version that did adjust automatically by a small amount to allow for weather variations so you had to leave them alone for a couple of nights after changing the input setting before changing it again - you might need to open a window until you get it about right! Once I sussed it I didn't need any additional heaters except in the kitchen where the door to the outside was being opened quite often. It will help if you can find correct manual online - if they are Dimplex ones I think you can still download them from their website - the model code is printed on the top of the heaters.
They are not particularly economical but
I've heard that the latest versions are much more efficient...
Something else to watch out for - the electronic box which switched between the Eco7 meter and normal meter went wrong and had to be changed. The storage heaters were coming on at the correct time to heat up but the meters were not switching at the same time and I was being charged for the higher rate some of the time, so it's worth checking your meter readings at least monthly!"
Oh I shall do that yes! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Sorry another question, one of the 2 I put on last night warmed up, the other was still stone cold this morning. Will it take a couple of days to start to work or should I call the landlord today incase it's broken? |
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"Sorry another question, one of the 2 I put on last night warmed up, the other was still stone cold this morning. Will it take a couple of days to start to work or should I call the landlord today incase it's broken?"
Should of got some heat in it so call your landlord lovely. X |
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"Sorry another question, one of the 2 I put on last night warmed up, the other was still stone cold this morning. Will it take a couple of days to start to work or should I call the landlord today incase it's broken?
Should of got some heat in it so call your landlord lovely. X"
Thanks 50shades I'll do that in a minute then x |
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"Sorry another question, one of the 2 I put on last night warmed up, the other was still stone cold this morning. Will it take a couple of days to start to work or should I call the landlord today incase it's broken?"
There should be switch low down that should be on. Usually 2 knobs on top, 1 for heat out put , one for heat input, turn both up full to start with. There is a separate distribution board ( fuse box) check they are all on if still not working call land lady. They are really terrible form of heating. Not efficient or easy to use, fitted loads but took more out. |
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"Sorry another question, one of the 2 I put on last night warmed up, the other was still stone cold this morning. Will it take a couple of days to start to work or should I call the landlord today incase it's broken?
There should be switch low down that should be on. Usually 2 knobs on top, 1 for heat out put , one for heat input, turn both up full to start with. There is a separate distribution board ( fuse box) check they are all on if still not working call land lady. They are really terrible form of heating. Not efficient or easy to use, fitted loads but took more out. "
All the switched and knobs are on, I will check the fuse box though now, thanks |
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"Sorry another question, one of the 2 I put on last night warmed up, the other was still stone cold this morning. Will it take a couple of days to start to work or should I call the landlord today incase it's broken?"
Could that be the one your landlord said needed replacing? |
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"Sorry another question, one of the 2 I put on last night warmed up, the other was still stone cold this morning. Will it take a couple of days to start to work or should I call the landlord today incase it's broken?
Could that be the one your landlord said needed replacing?"
No that was the one that was working?! Unless they got themselves mixed up |
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"you should put a bowl of water on top of them as they can really dry the room out. "
FFS I can not believe you have typed that, they are Electric Storage Heaters.
Water &I Electricity very rarely a great idea outside of something designed for it  |
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They are never as good as gas central heating but modern storage heaters are a lot better than those of 20 years ago. Be aware that many models have a thermostat built in to decide how much heat to store overnight. If you heat your room with the open fire this will fool the storage heater into thinking it's warmer than it is.
if you rent, see if the landlord will ensure you have heaters under ten years old. |
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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"you should put a bowl of water on top of them as they can really dry the room out.
FFS I can not believe you have typed that, they are Electric Storage Heaters.
Water &I Electricity very rarely a great idea outside of something designed for it "
Do they dry the room out or not? |
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"you should put a bowl of water on top of them as they can really dry the room out.
FFS I can not believe you have typed that, they are Electric Storage Heaters.
Water &I Electricity very rarely a great idea outside of something designed for it
Do they dry the room out or not? "
All electric heat is dry and for a reason. |
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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"you should put a bowl of water on top of them as they can really dry the room out.
FFS I can not believe you have typed that, they are Electric Storage Heaters.
Water &I Electricity very rarely a great idea outside of something designed for it
Do they dry the room out or not?
All electric heat is dry and for a reason. "
Thank you. Now offer a solution to this with your technical wizardry. |
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"you should put a bowl of water on top of them as they can really dry the room out.
FFS I can not believe you have typed that, they are Electric Storage Heaters.
Water &I Electricity very rarely a great idea outside of something designed for it
Do they dry the room out or not?
All electric heat is dry and for a reason.
Thank you. Now offer a solution to this with your technical wizardry. "
They actually sell hydration tubes that are put adjacent & just so you are well informed my technology wizardry comes from college and university & not a cereal packet |
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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"you should put a bowl of water on top of them as they can really dry the room out.
FFS I can not believe you have typed that, they are Electric Storage Heaters.
Water &I Electricity very rarely a great idea outside of something designed for it
Do they dry the room out or not?
All electric heat is dry and for a reason.
Thank you. Now offer a solution to this with your technical wizardry.
They actually sell hydration tubes that are put adjacent & just so you are well informed my technology wizardry comes from college and university & not a cereal packet "
I was never doubting it. The OP now has a very well qualified option to not suffer from a rasping dry cough. Why you couldn't offer that up in the first place ... is probably why electricians cost a fucking fortune. |
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"you should put a bowl of water on top of them as they can really dry the room out.
FFS I can not believe you have typed that, they are Electric Storage Heaters.
Water &I Electricity very rarely a great idea outside of something designed for it
Do they dry the room out or not?
All electric heat is dry and for a reason.
Thank you. Now offer a solution to this with your technical wizardry.
They actually sell hydration tubes that are put adjacent & just so you are well informed my technology wizardry comes from college and university & not a cereal packet
I was never doubting it. The OP now has a very well qualified option to not suffer from a rasping dry cough. Why you couldn't offer that up in the first place ... is probably why electricians cost a fucking fortune. "
What we training, constant retraining, membership of professional bodies,calibration of test equipment, wear & tare on tools, insurance. Electricians are on the whole good value for money.. Yet everyone thinks it's a simple and easy trade until it all goes wrong |
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"Anybody know how to use the things and how long they take to heat up?
I've moved to a house which has them and I have turned them on an hour ago but they are still freezing cold. Thank goodness for the open fires downstairs and a portable heater I had already.
Any help on how to work them gratefully received "
I had then in 1 of my homes and they are horrible... I was putting £70 a week in electric in winter x get them change asap or get halogen heaters xx |
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As an alternative heat source for the bedrooms you could use a low wattage heating bar that can be used overnight to keep the chill off... keeping doors shut curtains closed etc also makes a big difference to retaining heat ... also people tend to use their front door as the main entrance which allows a big cold draught to sweep directly upstairs, using a back door to a kitchen with the internal door shut localises it to one room also helping to save on heat loss... The hardest part is getting the rest of the household to do the same but these small things make a big difference...
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"As an alternative heat source for the bedrooms you could use a low wattage heating bar that can be used overnight to keep the chill off... keeping doors shut curtains closed etc also makes a big difference to retaining heat ... also people tend to use their front door as the main entrance which allows a big cold draught to sweep directly upstairs, using a back door to a kitchen with the internal door shut localises it to one room also helping to save on heat loss... The hardest part is getting the rest of the household to do the same but these small things make a big difference...
xx "
Yep, I'm lucky I have a front door and then an inner door too, and the same in the back which does help. I will look into the heating bars, where's the best place to get them From?
My dad came and put up blinds and curtains for me where they were needed, I have just told the kids to keep them shut in their rooms to keep as much heat in as possible.
Also boughy 2 portable heaters today so fingers crossed they work ok too. |
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"As an alternative heat source for the bedrooms you could use a low wattage heating bar that can be used overnight to keep the chill off... keeping doors shut curtains closed etc also makes a big difference to retaining heat ... also people tend to use their front door as the main entrance which allows a big cold draught to sweep directly upstairs, using a back door to a kitchen with the internal door shut localises it to one room also helping to save on heat loss... The hardest part is getting the rest of the household to do the same but these small things make a big difference...
xx
Yep, I'm lucky I have a front door and then an inner door too, and the same in the back which does help. I will look into the heating bars, where's the best place to get them From?
My dad came and put up blinds and curtains for me where they were needed, I have just told the kids to keep them shut in their rooms to keep as much heat in as possible.
Also boughy 2 portable heaters today so fingers crossed they work ok too."
Hope the land lord are on their toes in sorting things. Please be careful with the portable heaters and try and keep kids away from them, whilst safe Under normal use, kids are rarely normal in their own space. It's close to christmas and don't want any accidents. Cuddles from their mom probably the warmest thing |
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Just browsed thru and saw screwfix are doing a 400 watt panel heater under the Eezi brand, great for kids rooms as have a relative low surface temp compared to a portable convector heater...
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Nothing to do with storage heaters.
Have you ensured that you have working smoke detectors as a minimum
As you live in a rented house they need to be mains wired rather than battery and certainly linked together .
As you have open fires I would suggest alarms in roof space .
Don't skimp on fire alarms I went to a house Friday no battery in smoke alarm some one left a pan on stove it boiled dry and did shit loads of damage
Could have killed whole house hold if it was a chip pan . Incidentally land lord is being prosecuted
In southampton the fire brigade will come and Give you fire safety advice and can in some cases upgrade fire alarms for free get them to have a quick check of loft wiring at same time
Bonus of using fire brigade is they turn up in a fire engine |
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"Nothing to do with storage heaters.
Have you ensured that you have working smoke detectors as a minimum
As you live in a rented house they need to be mains wired rather than battery and certainly linked together .
As you have open fires I would suggest alarms in roof space .
Don't skimp on fire alarms I went to a house Friday no battery in smoke alarm some one left a pan on stove it boiled dry and did shit loads of damage
Could have killed whole house hold if it was a chip pan . Incidentally land lord is being prosecuted
In southampton the fire brigade will come and Give you fire safety advice and can in some cases upgrade fire alarms for free get them to have a quick check of loft wiring at same time
Bonus of using fire brigade is they turn up in a fire engine "
And get a shout half way through doing it! |
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"Just browsed thru and saw screwfix are doing a 400 watt panel heater under the Eezi brand, great for kids rooms as have a relative low surface temp compared to a portable convector heater...
xx "
Thank you sooo much I will look at that tonight for them xx |
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"As an alternative heat source for the bedrooms you could use a low wattage heating bar that can be used overnight to keep the chill off... keeping doors shut curtains closed etc also makes a big difference to retaining heat ... also people tend to use their front door as the main entrance which allows a big cold draught to sweep directly upstairs, using a back door to a kitchen with the internal door shut localises it to one room also helping to save on heat loss... The hardest part is getting the rest of the household to do the same but these small things make a big difference...
xx
Yep, I'm lucky I have a front door and then an inner door too, and the same in the back which does help. I will look into the heating bars, where's the best place to get them From?
My dad came and put up blinds and curtains for me where they were needed, I have just told the kids to keep them shut in their rooms to keep as much heat in as possible.
Also boughy 2 portable heaters today so fingers crossed they work ok too.
Hope the land lord are on their toes in sorting things. Please be careful with the portable heaters and try and keep kids away from them, whilst safe Under normal use, kids are rarely normal in their own space. It's close to christmas and don't want any accidents. Cuddles from their mom probably the warmest thing "
Oh mommy cuddles have become their favourite thing at the moment. I won't have it on when they are in there, just to be safe. |
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"Nothing to do with storage heaters.
Have you ensured that you have working smoke detectors as a minimum
As you live in a rented house they need to be mains wired rather than battery and certainly linked together .
As you have open fires I would suggest alarms in roof space .
Don't skimp on fire alarms I went to a house Friday no battery in smoke alarm some one left a pan on stove it boiled dry and did shit loads of damage
Could have killed whole house hold if it was a chip pan . Incidentally land lord is being prosecuted
In southampton the fire brigade will come and Give you fire safety advice and can in some cases upgrade fire alarms for free get them to have a quick check of loft wiring at same time
Bonus of using fire brigade is they turn up in a fire engine
And get a shout half way through doing it!"
Ooo men and women in uniform yumm. But yes they came and fitted new ones, and new carbon monoxide alarms a couple of weeks ago thankfully and tested them for me. |
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This sounds like it'll be expensive staying warm for you over the winter.
A few electricity suppliers (even fewer now) offer a 'social tariff' that can be a daily discount-they never advertise it obviously!
The Govt also offer a Warm Home Rebate scheme which is worth £140 over the winter quarter.
Contact your supplier to check your eligibility |
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"This sounds like it'll be expensive staying warm for you over the winter.
A few electricity suppliers (even fewer now) offer a 'social tariff' that can be a daily discount-they never advertise it obviously!
The Govt also offer a Warm Home Rebate scheme which is worth £140 over the winter quarter.
Contact your supplier to check your eligibility "
Oh really, I didn't know that! I will certainly contact them to find out, thank you |
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"This sounds like it'll be expensive staying warm for you over the winter.
A few electricity suppliers (even fewer now) offer a 'social tariff' that can be a daily discount-they never advertise it obviously!
The Govt also offer a Warm Home Rebate scheme which is worth £140 over the winter quarter.
Contact your supplier to check your eligibility "
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You're welcome
If your current supplier doesn't offer it…it might be worth finding one that does. I know EDF do atm.
The only dis-advantage is that its harder to compare supplier prices with your current price per unit because none of the price comparison tools (like on money saving expert) compare based on the social tariff price…if that makes sense.
But, a social tariff will always be cheaper than the standard rate |
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"You're welcome
If your current supplier doesn't offer it…it might be worth finding one that does. I know EDF do atm.
The only dis-advantage is that its harder to compare supplier prices with your current price per unit because none of the price comparison tools (like on money saving expert) compare based on the social tariff price…if that makes sense.
But, a social tariff will always be cheaper than the standard rate "
Thay will be really useful this winter for me (first winter in a new house and as a single mum of 3) if it was just me i wouldn't really care but its the kids I need to keep warm. I am with eon at the moment, will call them and if they can't do anytjing I will call EDF |
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"You're welcome
If your current supplier doesn't offer it…it might be worth finding one that does. I know EDF do atm.
The only dis-advantage is that its harder to compare supplier prices with your current price per unit because none of the price comparison tools (like on money saving expert) compare based on the social tariff price…if that makes sense.
But, a social tariff will always be cheaper than the standard rate "
You are s mind of information, thought I was quite good on energy tariffs but I have learnt something new |
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