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Electric Storage Heaters & DEAP

  • 08-02-2009 2:22pm
    #1
    Bartholomew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi Everyone, I am currently rating a 1st floor apartment that has electric storage heaters as its primary heating system, resulting in a G rating.I have rechecked the imputs numerous times but with the same result.Has anyone had a similar experience?


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  • #2
    wall2wall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭wall2wall


    Yeah Bartholomew, I've had the same experience except with an F rating. Client wasn't too happy about it until I put it in perspective for her about the storage heating and how it doesn't reflect well in DEAP. Is it a top floor apartment with large areas of outer walls? Don't forget party walls and floors to apartments below aren't included and walls to unheated stairwells are semi exposed. I was speaking to the course trainer about the rating at the time and he said apparently a lot of older top floor apartments with storage heating get these ratings.


  • #3
    Bartholomew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Bartholomew


    Hi Wall to Wall,Thank you for your comments, it leaves me more reassured.I've been unable to get any response from SEI on this, so thanks again.


  • #4
    wall2wall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭wall2wall


    Bartholomew, had problems getting replies quickly from SEI myself. Went back to training provider and they gave me quick replies to a few queries I had. May be better in future for you.


  • #5
    Bartholomew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Bartholomew


    Good advice wall2wall,just one further query, if you can help, is the efficiency adjustment factor 1 (in the space heating tab) for storage heaters? as this seems to have major bearing on the rating!


  • #6
    wall2wall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭wall2wall


    That was one of my original queries to SEI and the answer I got from the training provider was that 1 was the figure to be used there.


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  • #7
    Jimbo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭Jimbo


    I brought this up before here.

    Electric heating was reducing my rating from a C1 to an E1.
    Its fairly substantial.

    Efficiency adjustment factor of 1 is what I used also.


  • #8
    Bartholomew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Bartholomew


    Again wall2wall I very much appreciate your reply,I had been unable to get an answer to that query.


  • #9
    Bartholomew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Bartholomew


    jimbo78 wrote: »
    I brought this up before here.

    Electric heating was reducing my rating from a C1 to an E1.
    Its fairly substantial.

    Efficiency adjustment factor of 1 is what I used also.

    Thanks for that jimbo78, unfortunatley my rating is resulting in a G.


  • #10
    ClimateGirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭ClimateGirl


    On a slightly related topic.. I was planning to install 1-2 storage heaters in a 300 square foot flat roofed extension with own entrance (e.g. "granny flat). It currently has no heating and we would prefer not to have to hook up to the gas line. Having seen the energy rating you give storage heaters, is there a more efficient alternative I could install easily in this building?

    Thanks!
    CG


  • #11
    legs akimbo.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭legs akimbo.


    I have exactly the same problem, a client with a very small one bed apartment with a single storage heater as primary and only heat source which comes in at an F rating, a ridiculous penalty for such a heating appliance. If it were removed completely the rating falls to a B2.
    I have contacted SEI on two seperate occassions and still had no reply in 10 days.


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