ᐅ Replacement of Old Night Storage Heaters with Modern Electric Heating Systems
Created on: 9 Nov 2017 08:18
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MaxPower90
Hello everyone,
I own and rent out a 20m² (215 sq ft) apartment, which is heated by a night storage heater from 1995. The unit looks quite ugly, and controlling a night storage heater is very inconvenient since you basically have to select your desired heating output a day in advance. Additionally, it has a fan, and my tenant keeps complaining because the noise bothers her.
I could have the unit removed for €100 and install a modern electric heater for another €100. In my opinion, this makes sense, as I believe the new heater would operate more efficiently than a 20-year-old night storage heater. Night storage electricity costs about 20 cents per kWh here, compared to regular electricity at around 25 cents per kWh. The savings aren’t huge, and choosing this option limits your choice of electricity providers quite a bit.
How do you all assess this situation?
I own and rent out a 20m² (215 sq ft) apartment, which is heated by a night storage heater from 1995. The unit looks quite ugly, and controlling a night storage heater is very inconvenient since you basically have to select your desired heating output a day in advance. Additionally, it has a fan, and my tenant keeps complaining because the noise bothers her.
I could have the unit removed for €100 and install a modern electric heater for another €100. In my opinion, this makes sense, as I believe the new heater would operate more efficiently than a 20-year-old night storage heater. Night storage electricity costs about 20 cents per kWh here, compared to regular electricity at around 25 cents per kWh. The savings aren’t huge, and choosing this option limits your choice of electricity providers quite a bit.
How do you all assess this situation?
MaxPower9012 Nov 2017 14:00Alex85 schrieb:
Keep in mind that the area under the stove won’t look good once you remove it. You might need to spend some extra money to improve the floor there.Good point, the parquet flooring has been there since 1995.
Bau-Schmidt schrieb:
What kind of electric heater can you get for 100,- €?There are many on Amazon under 100 €, some even appear to be high quality and come with wall-mounting options.
I’ve already looked into infrared heaters but wasn’t really convinced. Now I’ve come across something called a “surface storage heater.” It’s roughly as compact as a standard convection heater but much heavier because it contains a fireclay brick, similar to a storage heater. Has anyone had experience with this? The principle is like a storage heater where the brick is heated up, stores the heat, and releases it slowly over time. Supposedly, it uses less energy. These units cost around 300 € and up. We’ll see!
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Bau-Schmidt12 Nov 2017 15:41Anyone who wants to heat with a direct heating device seems completely crazy to me.
MaxPower9012 Nov 2017 15:46Bau-Schmidt schrieb:
Anyone who wants to heat with a direct heating appliance is completely crazy in my opinion.Why? Because they are willing to accept the 20%, or maybe even 10% higher energy costs after deducting storage losses?
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Bau-Schmidt12 Nov 2017 15:50Because it is a complete waste of energy.
MaxPower9012 Nov 2017 15:55Bau-Schmidt schrieb:
Because it is a complete waste in terms of energy efficiency.Please explain specifically what you mean by that, so that I and other readers can benefit from your contributions.
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Bau-Schmidt12 Nov 2017 16:12What don’t you understand about it? The word energy-related or the word waste?