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Creda SFH24AW storage Heater - how to use
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I've moved into a rented property which has storage heaters. the one in the lounge is the largest but seems to give out the less heat. Does anyone have one of these heaters, could they tell me what the settings should be.
The controls have a fan button with either 1, 0, 11 settings - this is on 0. A boost button 0 or 1 - this is on 0 and then there is a room temp button from 1 - 6 which i turn up when in the room and turn down to 0 before bed.
I'm not sure if i've got it set to the most economical setting, if i use the fan or boost buttons will this use a lot of electric?? Is the fan button supposed to be on during the overnight charge?? Sorry if this is a confusing question - i miss my old gas radiators
The controls have a fan button with either 1, 0, 11 settings - this is on 0. A boost button 0 or 1 - this is on 0 and then there is a room temp button from 1 - 6 which i turn up when in the room and turn down to 0 before bed.
I'm not sure if i've got it set to the most economical setting, if i use the fan or boost buttons will this use a lot of electric?? Is the fan button supposed to be on during the overnight charge?? Sorry if this is a confusing question - i miss my old gas radiators
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To answer this properly, I am going to have to explain how a storage radiator works.
It is like a huge electric fire, with the heat energy stored in bricks inside, and the casing well-insulated (to stop the heat escaping too fast into the room). The fire heats up at night when electricity is cheap to buy, and it lets it out during the day - slowly (when electricity costs about 3x more than it does at night).
It is usually best to turn the 'input' control up the maximum - that way you get the maximum heat stored inside when it is cheaper to buy the heat. The 'output' button normally controls flaps in the insulated casing. With the flaps open, more of the stored heat escapes into the room - so more heat output - but of course the whole radiator cools down quicker. Once it is cool inside, that's it - no more cheap heat available until the following evening.
So the generic answer to your question is, turn the input up to the maximum, then control the output so it is as low as you want to supply a reasonable level of heat into the room by day (keep it closed at night).
What the boost button typically does is to connect the fire input back up to the standard tariff electricity supply by day, when it gobbles up electricity costing 3x the night rate. Avoid using this at all unless you have to.
The fan will just blow air over the hot bricks inside - increasing the rate of heat output.
It is like a huge electric fire, with the heat energy stored in bricks inside, and the casing well-insulated (to stop the heat escaping too fast into the room). The fire heats up at night when electricity is cheap to buy, and it lets it out during the day - slowly (when electricity costs about 3x more than it does at night).
It is usually best to turn the 'input' control up the maximum - that way you get the maximum heat stored inside when it is cheaper to buy the heat. The 'output' button normally controls flaps in the insulated casing. With the flaps open, more of the stored heat escapes into the room - so more heat output - but of course the whole radiator cools down quicker. Once it is cool inside, that's it - no more cheap heat available until the following evening.
So the generic answer to your question is, turn the input up to the maximum, then control the output so it is as low as you want to supply a reasonable level of heat into the room by day (keep it closed at night).
What the boost button typically does is to connect the fire input back up to the standard tariff electricity supply by day, when it gobbles up electricity costing 3x the night rate. Avoid using this at all unless you have to.
The fan will just blow air over the hot bricks inside - increasing the rate of heat output.
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