Are storage heaters a thing of the past (i.e. is it a good idea to install new ones?)

kensingtondell wrote: »

Thanks again for that info. One quick one. When it is out-putting the stored heat, does the fan be on to do this?

Not worries.

Sometimes the top of the heater feels a bit hot while the fan is not running, but I think it is more residual heat and the fan is the main way to extract the stored heat. When it runs you have a flow of warm air coming from the bottom of the heater.

techie wrote: »

Hi Bob,

How are these heaters now after this winter?
Lokking at replacing old Storage heaters myself in the not too distant future I hope.

Heya.

So first thing the noise issue is not as bad but it came back so I am not too pleased with that aspect (I gave up on customer service and decided to live with it though, the guy they sent last time was careless and did more bad than good - I could probably insist and ask for a replacement but if they were to send back the same guy to replace the heater I am pretty sure he would badly damage my wooden floor and skirting boars so I won’t chance it). Hard to know if it is bad luck (i think it is) or if all heaters have this, but what I can say for sure is that customer service isn’t great so beware of this.

Besides that it is a good heater and works as advertised. But make sure you get enough of them and have them sized properly. Mine works well and keeps the room warm but during the coldest months it is reverting to the day electricity heating element too often and my electricity bill spikes. I think if I had another one (even a small one to top up my large one) they could stick to stored night electricity and save me money. Having said than I only see this for the Jan-Feb electricity bill. Other ones have been very reasonable.