What Are Advantages and Disadvantages of Storage Heaters?
The term storage heaters is one that can sometimes cause some confusion as to what they are and how they work. In this article we’ll look at these questions and we’ll also take a look at some of the main advantages and disadvantages of this invention. The basic idea behind storage heaters is that they draw electricity from the grid during the day when the cost of base load electricity is much lower – then use it to generate heat in the evening. This avoids the cost of evening electricity, which, because it is in higher demand, costs significantly more. Advantages Under normal circumstances, using electricity for heating is very expensive, but storage heaters turn this on its head; normally gas or oil fired heating systems are cheaper. Another big plus is that if storage heaters are incorporated into the overall floor plan of a building (perhaps as actual dividing walls or even under floor) they will take up much less space than gas or oil fired heating systems. Some people who have gas
