Hi i have just moved in2 my flat and they are storage heaters, There's 2 knobs marked as input & output & it's plugged into the wall, I dont know wat to do or how to use them. I'd like my flat to be reasonably warm during the day & warm at nite instead of cold the now & having to turn the heater on to really warm the place up. It's a creda TSR24CW No 79368s, at the moment I have the input/output both at 4/5, at night but I switch it off from the mains that probably doesn't help, but I really don't know how to get set. I was under the assumption it built up heater and energy and released this during day etc? can you please help me out and explain wat to do?

People will correct as my knowledge is of the stuff of many years ago. Your heating may be provided on a night tariff which means your heaters must be on (for input as a minimum) overnight in order to store heat. then you release the heat during the day. Economy 7 might have been the name of the tariff.

There are newer version of storage heating ... where the heaters will charge multiple times during the day using cheaper rate electricity (normally there would be a separate circuit for the heaters that would only become active when the rate was on).

Basically storage heaters have to be on ... you cannot use them for instant heat. it all depends on when they charge. Try setting the input to 4-5 but the output to 1 and use the output if/when you want more heat. I think you will have to leave the heater permanently on.

If it helps a little until you get a more accurate reply.

Och eye has it in one. They are very simple contraptions but it took me a while to get my head around them. I think of it like a flask or a battery. Leave the input at maximum all the time, don't adjust it. At night they charge up, the elements heat the bricks. Then it's like the flask is full of boiling water. The output is like the lid on the flask, if you leave it a bit open a little of the heat will escape, whereas if you leave it wide open it will let out a lot of heat very quickly, and you've nothing left for the night.
If I was out all the day , the night before I wld turn the output right down before going to bed. Then leave the curtains closed during the day, and when I get home in the evening open the output, so you get the heat from a fully charged heater. Hope that makes sense?

Thanx very much och eye & Bruno, I'll try this and hopefully it helps. The only other wee question is even if I have the input at max (which is 6) and output down to say 1 will it still release some heat during the day so when am out it's not a cold room am coming home to?

Yes, that is the idea. Try to find out when do the heaters get the cheaper electricity and they charge ... in case you find yourself with some massive bills.

Iv had a look and it says the cheaper rates are between 22:00-08:00, so basically have the heater switched on at all times during the night aswell as all day? But it charges during the night when iv got the switches at input at max and the output low? And when am back home later in day can turn the output up a little to get some of the heat? Is that correct so I don't get the high bills?

In danger of digging a deep hole for me. Your storage heaters should be on a separate circuit that only goes live during your cheap tariff. So they will consume electricity during the night when it is cheaper, therefore you should not have to switch them on and off.

Yes, keep the output low during night and during daytime when you are away. Try it off too ... you might find they leak some heat. Then increase it when you are back home.

Thanx very much it's been really helpful