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‘Output’ or ‘Boost’ control
The output control tells the heater how much heat to give out during the day. If this is at the maximum setting (usually 6 or 9) you will find that the stored heat is distributed fairly quickly. It is important to set the controls to reflect the temperature outside and the times that you are in the property, e.g. if you are going out or to bed then turn the output down to the minimum setting.

Although storage heaters can be large and bulky in size because they use off-peak electricity they are much cheaper to run than panel heaters or bar fires. A well controlled storage heater should give you ten hours of useful heat a day. As the weather gets warmer and you find you no longer need the storage heaters on, then simply turn them off at the wall.

Be sure not to put clothing or ornaments on top of the heaters as they can become very hot and lead to a fire risk.

Electric Immersion
Most electric storage heating systems use an electric immersion to heat hot water. This may be using ‘peak’ or more commonly ‘off-peak’ electricity (usually between 11.30pm and 8.30am). If your system uses off peak to heat water then this will be controlled automatically by a timer and the whole tank will be heated for about 5 hours overnight. The water temperature can be boosted during the day, at peak rate, by overriding the timer. If using peak electricity only, switch the immersion on for the period required to heat the water. It is expensive to keep the immersion on for long periods during ‘peak’ times. » Springhill Group Home : Heating Systems Explained – Livjournal : newscentershgh