just a quickie, i have overnight storage heaters in my flat and as i know nothing about them and recieving a lecky bill for a 2 month period for £96. my question is, do these heaters require to remain switched on at the mains throughout the day? any help i would appreciate it

mark, July 2008

My mums overnight storage heater has broke, so she is using the Emersion heater to have a bath or wash up, just wondering does anyone know if we would need a plumber or an electrician or both? Thanks in advance!! X

Shiv, June 2015

I have Creda storage heaters throughout the bungalow
and all have worked fine for years .... now one heater has begun to 'stays cold' for about 9 or 10 inches at the bottom - even after being on economy 7 charge all night !! (Alergic to gas, so no gas central heating)

Can anyone offer me any help ? Thanks :o))

Tony Webb, February 2009

Mark, Any luck with this Creda model. I have a similar model and it does heat itself.. Do let me know if you can recommend anyone who can fix it.

Thanks,

Suhas, August 2008

thanks owen for the reply, the heaters doesn't appear to be on a timer unless the timer is within each heater. the model i have is a creda 79162, it has 2 dials on the top one is for room temp and the other is for overnight charge this is set at number 4.

mark, July 2008

Night storage heaters are usually supplied through separate circuits that are operated by a time clock so they only come on overnight. The times being set by the electricity company who will usually supply you with cheaper off peak or night rate electricity. Cheaper at night but slightly more expensive when it switches over to the daytime rate. Some more modern heaters can be used as fan heaters during the day as well.

Two months = 60 nights @ £96 = £1.60 a night. Say electricity at 10p per kW = 16kW per night. Say six hour heating cycle = 2.66kW per hour. Heaters range from about 600W to 3500W or 3.5kW. So your costs look on the low side to me.

Owen, July 2008