{"id":3138,"date":"2018-04-24T11:14:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T11:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.storageheatersdirect.com\/news\/preparing-your-electric-storage-heaters-for-summer\/"},"modified":"2020-07-24T08:13:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T07:13:15","slug":"preparing-your-electric-storage-heaters-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.storageheatersdirect.com\/news\/preparing-your-electric-storage-heaters-for-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Your Electric Storage Heaters for Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px auto; display: block;\" title=\"Summer storage heaters\" alt=\"Summer storage heaters\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/wysiwyg\/Banner_4.JPG\" width=\"932\" height=\"238\">Last week we had a tantalising glimpse of the upcoming summer with clear skies, temperatures in the mid-twenties, and glorious sunshine all week long. For storage heaters, this sort of weather signals a regime change. Throughout the warmer months, to ensure you\u2019re keeping your house cool and your heating bills low, it\u2019s time to adapt the way you use your storage heaters and start preparing for the summer\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Electric storage heaters are workhorses; tirelessly charging and losing their heat in a continuous cycle, all day every day. For cold weather, there\u2019s a standard storage heater routine. Draw as much power as possible overnight, use the least amount of heat you can throughout the day, and save as much heat as possible for the evening\u2014 ensuring you\u2019re not left freezing cold until the following morning when the heaters have recharged. This sensible storage heater tactic allows you to stay warm without wasting too much energy, too early on. While this is perfect for surviving winter on an economy tariff, when the sun shines, you need to adapt your technique.<\/p>\n<p>By following a few simple steps, you can be prepared for the warmer weather and start seeing some improvements to your heating bills at the same time.<\/p>\n<h2>Adjust your storage heater controls<\/h2>\n<p>If you have a manual storage heater, <a title=\"How to Use Storage Heaters Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storageheatersdirect.com\/news\/how-to-use-storage-heaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adjusting the dials<\/a> is key to keeping cool and saving money throughout the spring.&nbsp;The \u201cinput\u201d dial tells the storage heater how much heat it needs to store overnight. For winter, this dial is usually set to maximum. This instructs your heater to draw as much power as possible, so you have a healthy supply of heat for the following day.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Elnur SH12A Automatic Storage Heater - 1.7kw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storageheatersdirect.com\/elnur-sh12a-automatic-storage-heater-1-7kw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px; float: right;\" title=\"Elnur SH12A Automatic Storage Heater - 1.7kw\" alt=\"Elnur SH12A Automatic Storage Heater - 1.7kw\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/wysiwyg\/SH12A.jpg\" width=\"353\" height=\"366\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though you\u2019re using an economy tariff, drawing power still incurs a charge. For spring and summer, when you won\u2019t need as much heat, turning the \u201cinput\u201d dial to a lower setting is a cost-effective and energy-efficient way of using your storage heaters. On a lower setting, less power will be drawn from the mains and less heat will be stored for the following day. This saves energy, as you won\u2019t be left with excess heat that you can\u2019t use, and money, as your heater will spend less time switched on.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201coutput\u201d dial can be used in the same way. On warm days when you don\u2019t need thorough heating, turn your \u201coutput\u201d dial to a lower setting. This adjusts the amount of heat that\u2019s released into your room, ensuring you stay nice and cool. This will also ensure you have some spare warmth left for the evening, just in case the cold creeps back in.<\/p>\n<p>For automatic storage heater users, this process is made easier through the automatic charge regulator. If you haven\u2019t used all the heat at your disposal, your Economy 7 heater intuitively reduces the amount of power it draws from the wall on its next charge. This gives you less heat for the following day \u2014 ensuring you use exactly how much you need, rather than wastefully creating heat that you won\u2019t use.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Elnur SH12A Automatic Storage Heater - 1.7kw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storageheatersdirect.com\/elnur-sh12a-automatic-storage-heater-1-7kw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elnur SH12A<\/a> is an <a title=\"Automatic storage heaters on Storage Heaters Direct website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storageheatersdirect.com\/automatic-storage-heaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">automatic storage heater<\/a> that comes equipped with this intelligent feature. The SH12A will monitor your heat consumption and adapt its charge rate to suit, a handy feature for the summer if you don\u2019t want to be adjusting dials and pre-empting how much heat you\u2019re going to need for the day ahead. Simply sit back, relax in the sunshine, and let your automatic storage heater do the rest.<\/p>\n<h2>Turn your storage heaters off altogether<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px; float: right;\" title=\"Storage heaters in the home\" alt=\"Storage heaters in the home\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/wysiwyg\/SH.JPG\" width=\"549\" height=\"308\"><\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s apparent you\u2019re not going to need your storage heaters at all, there\u2019s no harm in turning them off for the summer. With the heaters switched off at the wall, they can\u2019t draw any power, which saves you both energy and money. The only downside to this technique is that you\u2019ll be forced to find another way to keep warm if the cold returns, as you won\u2019t have any immediate heating to fall back on. This is only really a viable option for the height of summer, when you can be sure you\u2019ll be warm enough to forgo your electric storage heaters entirely.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning on switching your Economy 7 heaters off, we\u2019d always recommend testing them from time-to-time. If you keep your heaters off for months on end and they stop working, you\u2019ll inevitably find out too late to save yourself from spending a few nights in the cold. Assuming your household runs on an economy tariff, this could be a costly oversight if you\u2019re forced to run electric space heaters in the meantime while you wait for a repair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bearing this in mind, it\u2019s always best to switch your storage heater back on at the wall every other week to test that it still heats up.<\/p>\n<h2>The summer checklist<\/h2>\n<p>Adapting the way you use your Economy 7 heaters is a great way to make sure you stay cool over the summer. The checklist below can be used for quick reference, helping you to get ready for the sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turn the \u201cinput\u201d dial down over night to draw less power from the wall<\/li>\n<li>Turn the \u201coutput\u201d dial down throughout the day to use less heat<\/li>\n<li>Consider switching your storage heaters off at the wall<\/li>\n<li>Every week or so, test your storage heaters to make sure they still work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you spend time finding the perfect \u201cinput\u201d and \u201coutput\u201d balance, or turn your heaters off entirely, these simple steps will ensure you\u2019re prepared for summer with your storage heaters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we had a tantalising glimpse of the upcoming summer with clear skies, temperatures in the mid-twenties, and glorious sunshine all week long. For storage heaters, this sort of weather signals a regime change. Throughout the warmer months, to ensure you&rsquo;re keeping your house cool and your heating bills low, it&rsquo;s time to adapt the way you use your storage heaters and start preparing for the summer&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Preparing Your Electric Storage Heaters for Summer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Using our simple checklist, prepare your economy 7 heaters for the upcoming summer \u2014 slimming down your energy bills as you go.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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