Heating Options - Superser Vs. Electric Heaters

eamonntheviking

Hi all,

Moved into a rented house during the summer, and foolishly didn't fully think about heating when moving in. What we have is a storage heater with a built in electric convection heater in the main living room, however there is no seperate night time meter/rate for this in the house, therefore no advantage to storing this overnight. We have seperate electric heaters in the bedrooms upstairs. The stairs is in the same room as the living room, therefore a lot of heat seems to be escaping upstairs. Since it has gotten cold, we have been turning on the storage heater in the evenings and using as a regular heater(as the electric convection heater on it doesn't seem to be able to warm the room up), however this has seen the electrical costs skyrocket as the room takes forever to heat up.

I have gotten a loan of a Superser at the moment for the main living room, which seems to get the temperature up a lot quicker, and I am hoping that it is more cost effecient(gas vs electricity). Could someone let me know what my cheapest option is for the coming months? I don't want to end up with a huge bill, however I don't want to freeze over the next few months either!

eamonntheviking

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crosstownk

The advantage of the Superser is that you pay for the cylinder upfront and have no bill in the post.

Be sure you have adequate ventilation as the Superser will need a supply of air to stay lit.