"Tishtash" wrote in message
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"EricP" wrote in message
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On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 17:31:21 -0000, "tishtash" wrote:

Hi,

I have these very old fashioned radio controlled heaters which turn on at
a
certain time and store heat and diepsnse it slowly through the day and
they
are absolutely rubbish!

What I was wondering is there perhaps a way to bypass the radio
controlled
part to turn them on whenever I want to ?

thanks

There is no radio control. They are just boxes of bricks heated by an
element run on a timeclock, set to use very cheap night time
electricity. These is no alternative except a proper heating system
with a boiler, although more efficient and smaller storage radiators
might be of use.

My landlords said they are radio controlled and come on at 11pm to 6am,
perhaps he was wrong.

Is it possible to get at the timeclock to make them come on when I flick
the socket to turn it on ?

As has been explained, they contain heat ceramic blocks that are heated
overnight. The principle is that the heat absorbed overnight is enough to
warm the room during the day, and there is a cost benefit because you are on
two price rates, one for daytime and a cheaper for night time. In my
experience (admittedly very limited) they usually have a slider control that
allows more air through the bricks and allows some control of how and when
the heat is released.

See if there is a slider and use it.