tizzylizzy Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hi. Has anyone come across night storage heaters in France? Our memories of these are huge things filled with bricks taking up half a wall and really expensive to run. Apparently they are now vastly improved with all the latest technology and quite cheap to run using off peak electricity. We would only want background heat off these as we have woodburners. If anyone has come across them, are they efficient, where can you buy them here and what is the French name for them? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 le radiateur electrique a accumulationYes, they exist here; yes they are slimmer than they used to be. We installed a couple in the UK as our central heating was solid fuel and a pain in the spring and autumn, when it was hard to keep the house at a pleasant average temperature. Having spent 25 years in the house without them - we found them a godsend and wondered why we hadn't put them in years before! Hard to say how much they cost to run - how long's a piece of string? - but they were the ideal compromise for us in similar circumstances.Ask any electrician/heating engineer, and they can source them for you. You may also be able to get them in Bricos but I don't know. Others no doubt will though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana (ex tag) Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 You'd need to get a special electricity tariff night rate from EDF or they might be expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 True, woolyb - they need to be wired in to the "heures creuses" (sp?) only - as many water heaters are. If you get an electrician to install them, they will do this for you automatically (and you'll pay less TVA on the heaters too, I believe.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I bought mine very cheaply in the UK from BDC, wired and fitted them prior to a Consuel inspection.They worked very well and were surprisingly even more economical than I had hoped for this winter, they are very controllable compared to the ones I had many years ago.They lack the forced air fan that the French ones have (which saved me wiring and control equipment) but were a fraction of the cost of those available here. They are also very small now.I would say go for it with confidence but never underspecify, ca veut dire always fit the one for the room volume or the next bigger one to avoid running out of charge in the evening during a sudden cold period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Sorry J.R. BDC? Probably obvious but.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanche Neige Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Rather than night storage heaters I would choose ACOVA type radiators, very easy to control and very efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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