On Nov 20, 11:35*pm, Andy Wade wrote:
On 20/11/2011 19:12, John Rumm wrote:

Unless you are talking about the huge ducted fan assisted beasts that
run off 3 phase, then as crap as ever IME.

There are some better-insulated domestic storage heaters around now,
allowing improved control of core heat release under time switch and
thermostat control.

For example:http://www.dimplex.co.uk/products/do...alled_heating/...

Ouch, surprising how much a bit bigger steel & silica costs :-)

Dimplex VFM24i (3.4kWhr) are £741 inc VAT at discountelectrical.
Can have a remote timer or thermostat & have peak-rate boost element.

Elnur 2kW are £477 inc VAT on Ebay, Online elsewhere.
Require a remote timer or thermostat, do not have peak-rate boost
element.
The Elnur usually have free delivery, so can avoid a £30-40 pallet
cost.

The latter are a good price point, although 2kW is not very big at
all. With the "no cook overnight" you can risk oversizing, it just
gives more of a reserve for a 2010-Dec. Physically they are 24cm deep,
not small things.