Storage Heaters

Manufactured by Elnur this is a full range of high quality storage heaters.

With over 20+ models to chose from including Manual, combined & fan assisted. it makes this range of storage heaters a highly flexible and cost effictive choice.

Simple to install and easy to use these storage heaters are ideal for a wide variety of applications around the home, office or workplace.

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Storage Heaters

The use of the storage heater seems to come and go in popularity and unfortunately the popularity has taken a knock over the years because of the basic cost of electrical power. As energy prices have increased over the years this has become more of a factor and in many cases the costs have become too large to bear. However the storage radiator is still alive and kicking and has progressed both in its design and in its application in modern heating systems.

The technical properties of the storage radiator have changed considerably over the years as the designs have become more sophisticated. Originally they consisted of a heating element that was powered at a suitable time and a pile of bricks were heated and then the bricks slowly released the heat at the desired time. The insulation systems were poor and the controls very simple. Today the insulation systems are far more stringent and the heat losses from the heater are very small when the heat is not required. There are a series of dampers and a low speed fan which control when the heat is distributed around the room. This is controlled by a thermostatic control pre-set by the occupier. The refractories used in the bricks are of a better quality than those of the past and are geared to be most efficient at the usual working temperatures of the heater.

The storage radiator still works in a niche market as the price of gas still makes the normal central heating system difficult to beat but there are many places where the system does work well. The one proviso is that it must have cheap power to run the system and the usual system is to work the radiator off of the “white meter” which uses cheap power through the night to heat the refractory bricks in the radiators. This then allows release of power during the day and the next evening. The higher efficiency of control of the heat release within the heater makes the radiators far more efficient than they were previously.

The increasing usage of solar panels also brings the advantage of having self-generated power used to heat the refractories during the daylight hours. This is particularly useful for the people that have signed up to the “free panel” system where the panels are free and you can use as much power as possible during the day for free. In this case it becomes better than gas heating. The storage heaters are also ideal for single room applications and summerhouses as well as places where gas is not available, particularly when compared to oil.