heaters

giesha

Hi all.
how you's doing...

Any of you got or used/use the Dimplex Q-Rad.? on any size.

this link is to the unit im talking about.
https://www.dimplex.co.uk/q-rad

Is it any good?
is it a storeage heater or a any time any day or night heater.

can you say good & bad points on what you think of the unit/s.

thanks all.

2011

giesha wrote: »

can you say good & bad points on what you think of the unit/s..

Good Points

1) Each heater is a stand alone unit. So the failure of one heater will not impact on the other heaters.

2) They are cheaper to install than a proper central heating system with a boiler.


Bad Points

1) Heating a home electrically is by far the most expensive way to heat it.

2) Very poor control with storage heaters. Frequently people find that they are providing too much heat or too little. Supposedly this newer generation of heaters provides better control but the reality is that the properties that make these units good at storing heat (large time constant) make them difficult to control.

3) The heat from these units is a dry heat, so not as pleasant.

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The general idea is that the storage heaters heat up at night using cheaper rate electricity and release the heat during the day when it is required. Unfortunately this generally results in homes being too hot at night (when the units are heating up) and cold during the day. Even at the lower night rates these units cost more than gas. Simply put, 1kW of heat from a storage heater will cost more than 1 kW of heat from a gas central heating system.

giesha

hi 2011..
thanks for your reply mate.

so these heaters are storeage heaters.?
& not the normal any time switch on convector heaters.?

thanks for your time,

2011

giesha wrote: »

so these heaters are storeage heaters.?

My mistake, they are not storage heaters. I mixed these up with another new type of storage heater, apologies.

So revised answer, better control than storage heaters but even more pricey to run.

giesha

hi ya 2011..

how you doing.
ye mate no prob's..no apologies nesasery. thanks for the info.

we have a 2.5kw dimplex convertor, its a great unit, it as a full & half setting with a temp' control knob for even a bit more control. & a timer (only 24hr).
the unit is a nice few yrs old, it does its job quite good, im 99% happy with it, but these new units would they be better on fuel (electric) ...like the old petrol cars are fairly gas guzzlers & the new 1's today are abit leaner... or would these units not stand up to there old good name.

thanks...

2011

Theoretically the new units will provide better control and some cost savings as a result of this. However these savings (if there are any) are unlikely to cover the cost of the new heaters. Remember if the new heaters use less electricity this is only because they are providing less heat, they will not provide "cheaper heat".

It is best to avoid electric heaters due to their high running costs, however people don't always have that option.

giesha

hi ya mate.. thanks for you reply & info. il keep this in mind / ears & eyes open.
thanks 2011...

andreoilin

We have storage heating in our house and I turned it on for the first time the other day and the smell was horrendous. Any idea what's causing this/what I can do about it?

giesha

hi andreoilin, how you doing..

couple weeks ago i took our convector heater off the wall & opened it up, there was about 6 little screws on it which took off the back panel & the amount of dust inside, dont forget its a few yrs old, but this was the 1st time ive ever took the back off it.
i vac'ed it & cleaned it all out. dont make any difference to its work better or not, but there's no smell when 1st put on this yr.
perhaps this could be what needs for you.? i dont no... but if you do please make sure its safe to do.
thanks...

2011

andreoilin wrote: »

We have storage heating in our house and I turned it on for the first time the other day and the smell was horrendous. Any idea what's causing this/what I can do about it?

This is normal for the first couple of times that you use storage heaters. Don't worry this problem generally resolves itself quite quickly.