Are There Any Advantages with Electric Radiators?

Electric radiators UK tend to have a negative reputation. This is largely due to their perceived expense.

 People assume that electric radiators are more expensive than central heating radiators. While this was true in the past, it is no longer the case. Below, we’re going to look at some of the advantages of buying electric radiators.

Cost

So, it makes sense to address the biggest concern first, which is that of cost. While electricity is historically more expensive than oil or gas central heating, this has become less the case in recent years.

Natural gas is running out, and as such is in greater demand and is open to greater scarcity. This makes it an increasingly rare commodity, and alongside this, increasingly expensive. However, it remains marginally cheaper than electricity, but only for the meantime.

As we replace fossil fuels with renewable energy, we will find that electricity becomes much cheaper.

 Finally, with electric radiators UK, you can use a special economy mode (aka the ‘night rate). This is extremely cheap and costs a couple of pence were KW). On economy mode, radiators are much cheaper.

 Now, you might assume that the economy mode means that the radiators are less efficient in terms of heat output, but this simply isn’t true. The storage bricks within the radiator ensure that it continues to emit heat throughout the day. So although they’re heated at night, they release heat throughout the day.

On Demand

Electric radiators are also known as ‘on demand’ radiator. When you use them out of the economy setting you can switch them on and off as and when you need to heat the room. This is great for rooms that only require heat for a couple of hours a day, such as the bathroom or kitchen.

You can also use the ‘on demand’ option while the radiator is in economy mode to provide a boost. In general, you won’t need to do this though, because the economy mode produces more than enough heat.

Furthermore, you can use each radiator independently. You do not have to turn on the entire central heating system if you want heat in one or two rooms. You can do this with central heating systems too, but it involves going around the house and turning off the entire radiator that you don’t want to use – that’s just a pain.

With central heated radiator, you can’t have the ‘on demand’ option. You need to switch on the whole system and wait for it to power up.

Convenient Installation

You can install the radiator in any type of building as long as it has electricity, and most do. With central heating radiators, you need to ensure that you have a gas supply. This can mean installing gas, which is relatively expensive. It costs between £3500 and £6000 to install gas in a 4-bedroom house with 11 radiators.

Clearly, it can be much more cost effective to install electric radiators instead.