Creda Electric Storage Heaters

andycole9 said:

Hi all. I have read through alot of the posts and most things make sense. I have a few other questions though. i have three storage heaters in my apt, one of which is a combi, i.e. it has a manual fan. By manual though, i mean i can turn it on once the ESB night rates kick in, about 23.00 each night. i would have thought that the whole idea behind a manual option, is that i could turn it on when i wanted to. Does anyone have one of these Creda combi storage heaters?
The manual fan assisted heater can be turned on at any stage , but costs a lot more to run if put on before 23.00. The output control on the storage side is the thermostat for the fan heater. The fan should only be used for emergencies, the storage heating side is what should be on over night

I have tried to put the input at 6 and output at 1 over night tonight and will then increase output tomorrow evening and see if that makes a difference on the other two heaters. It will govern the storage side only which is the cheaper option in any case

As a general rule of thumb, should i leave input at 6 all the time and output at 1 overnight, increasing it in the evening to release the heat? Yes

Also, can i leave the main switch on, all the time? Yes It only costs once 23.00 comes along and the red light comes on, right? Yes

Finally, i have two electric mounted heaters with timers. Again, is it ok to leave the main power switch on, all the time but since i have it on timer, it will only cost me when the heater flicks on per the timing i have it set to? You need it on to power the built in clocks. If these come on during the day they are not at the cheap rate. They may not be at night either depends on if you have a storage heating meter seperate in the house or a meter with 2 dials called a dual tarrif

Thanks for your help

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