| Comment | Electric resistive boilers and electric storage heaters are different things
Storage heaters are normally installed wherever a gas connection isn't available, and is where you get those big chunky radiators that look like this: https://i.imgur.com/QFlaqAI.png
Electric resistive boilers power normal-looking radiators, and can look like a normal gas boiler, or sometimes long thin stick things
Storage heaters are more expensive than gas, but cheaper than resistive boilers because they charge up at night on off-peak electricity. To back up the 'scummy' thing, housing associations are explicitly banned from installing these because of the cost it causes tenants to keep warm - only private landlords can (at the moment) install them.
When the price cap gets lifted this autumn, if you try and heat a flat with a resistive boiler, you're going to be bankrupt.
So gas > storage heaters >>>>> resistive heaters |
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