Electric Heating
Discussion
My property is fitted with a combination of electric storage heaters and really basic electric radiators. The system is over 10 years old and two of the storage heaters are defective; I also think they're pretty useless - the off peak rate for electricity is barely any cheaper than peak and they take an age to heat up over night keeping my flat nice and warm all day...while I'm at work 
Even though I could repair the faulty heaters, I think I'd like to look into changing the system to something a bit more modern. Gas isn't an option and I think electric is probably better than gas these days anyway?
I've seen that you can get fluid filled electric radiators which are wirelessly controlled so I could replace the existing system without a huge amount of disruption. The concern I have is that I have an Economy 7 meter and the storage heaters have two power supplies - presumably an off-peak supply and an on-peak one.
Would I have to completely re-wire everything making this quite a complex job? I appreciate it might be quite difficult to answer this question without seeing how everything's connected up!
Even though I could repair the faulty heaters, I think I'd like to look into changing the system to something a bit more modern. Gas isn't an option and I think electric is probably better than gas these days anyway?
I've seen that you can get fluid filled electric radiators which are wirelessly controlled so I could replace the existing system without a huge amount of disruption. The concern I have is that I have an Economy 7 meter and the storage heaters have two power supplies - presumably an off-peak supply and an on-peak one.
Would I have to completely re-wire everything making this quite a complex job? I appreciate it might be quite difficult to answer this question without seeing how everything's connected up!
I think I've got the same Dimplex heaters as you at the moment... Huge, heavy, useless things!
I came across these: http://www.bestelectricradiators.co.uk/comfort-con... - I could replace every heater in the property for around £1.5k using those. I think I'm in the same boat as you with the wiring though - not sure what to do with the existing Economy 7 stuff so will need to speak to an electrician about it all.
I came across these: http://www.bestelectricradiators.co.uk/comfort-con... - I could replace every heater in the property for around £1.5k using those. I think I'm in the same boat as you with the wiring though - not sure what to do with the existing Economy 7 stuff so will need to speak to an electrician about it all.
I want to get of the storage heaters - if that means getting rid of Economy 7 then that's fine. I don't find Economy 7 saves me much money compared to where I've lived previously.
More maths is needed though to figure out the running costs of electric radiators - Was trying to figure out the fitting costs first though.
More maths is needed though to figure out the running costs of electric radiators - Was trying to figure out the fitting costs first though.
Speaking of elements, the two heaters which have failed had broken elements in them, which I replaced. I suspect there's something a bit more seriously wrong with them but I'm loathed to try and repair them any further (due to my dislike of them, even if it is a bit wrong to hate them so much!). The heaters in the bedrooms are standard electric radiators too - these actually seem a bit under-powered for the room size.
Underfloor heating is a bit of a no-no unfortunately - the property is a flat and I can't go laying pipework in concrete.
Underfloor heating is a bit of a no-no unfortunately - the property is a flat and I can't go laying pipework in concrete.
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