Storage Radiators

Does anyone here have these ?
We do and I'm not keen, you have to judge what temperature setting you want for the next day - then if its warmer weather than anticipated you can't turn the blooming things down
Wish there was an alternative ..............

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Patsy i had them a few year ago and hated them useless absolutely useless they always seemed to stay on. Very ackward to adjust.

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What kind of 'storage radiators' are you talking about Patsy .
There are oil filled ones which you can plug in and have on any time all the time .
Then there are night storage heaters which are usually connected to the power supply /heat up overnight (at cheap rate if you are on economy 7)/give heat out during the day but only for a limited amount of time if they are on high output.

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Your second option Meg - I would love something that you can turn down instantly, not wait hours for that to happen

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Patsy, you can't turn down night storage heaters instantly, they will still remain hot.

For instant heat you need somthing like a fan heater or other plug in heater but they are expensive to run.

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That's the big problem, you can't instantly control them
As you say fan heater, much too expensive

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We have night storage heaters and they are useless this flat is always cold.

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Agree - for me either too cold or too bloomin hot

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I am surprised that some people are living in the dark ages when it comes to heating their homes.
NSH are an expensive to run anachronism from last century !
Gas central heating is by far the best solution, or if you don't have gas then look for an oil-fired alternative

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Malcolm, try telling that to my landlady, this is an all electric flat.