New heating system but struggling to get the right tariff

Thank you Ben have forwarded my details.  Look forward to hearing from you soon.  Please let me know if you need any other information.

​@Viv1966 please could we also get some photos of your heating system.

Please could you also let me know - is there just the one consumer unit (fuse board) in your property?

Ok Ben do you need photos of the radiators? Yes there is just one fuse board.  We also have a separate fuse box for Solar Pabels now too otjer than that its just the one

I could send photos of the heating user manual would that be better?

This is in our front room, bedroom and kitchen.

This panel heater is in our hallway

​@juliamc  Thank you for your explanation of Solar Panels .....! I registered them on 10th April so at the end of this week beginning of next i should be registered with Octopus with Solar Panels  they offer about the same price as Ovo. I am sorry to sound stupid but  how will i know my electricity  is working from the Solar Panels will it show on my app? Or will my electricity be noticeably cheaper i have to say i am a bit green when it comes to things like this!  

​@juliamc  i am researching Solar Panels now on internet so don't worry!

Hi ​@Viv1966, thanks for sending this in.

I’ve checked the website of the heaters which says:

The PH PLUS programmable wall-mounted convector heater can heat any room very quickly. It is highly recommended for use at specific times throughout the day, for occasional use in certain rooms that do not have heating, or to supplement other heating systems already installed in your home that don’t provide sufficient heat on very cold days.

 

This convector is available in 4 models with different powers, ranging from 750W to 2000W, to provide the necessary heating for the square metres you wish to heat.

 

PH PLUS convector heaters integrate an ETCO electronic control optimizer that manages and restricts the flow of electricity based on the information offered by the high-precision thermostat. In addition, they are fully programmable, daily and weekly programming with 48 manoeuvres per day. In each of them it is possible to assign one of the three temperature levels: Comfort, Economic or Anti-ice.

I am no expert in different types of heating, but I’m thinking that these aren’t storage heaters, in that they don’t store energy overnight and release it as heat during the day. I believe these heaters act like a panel heater, and can be used whenever you wish to heat up a room. If this is the case, then Economy 7 will not be the best option for you, as you’ll be using these heaters on a more expensive day-time rate than you would be at the moment. 

It might be worth calling Elnur (the manufacturer) for clarification. They can be reached via phone (01942 670 119) or email (technical@elnur.co.uk). I’m cautious of giving you advice on this one as I haven’t seen these heaters before, but hopefully the manufacturer will be able to tell you the proper information. If you do speak to them we’d appreciate it if you’d let us know what they say.

Please note - switching to Economy 7 shouldn’t be done lightly - this can end up being a costly mistake if the household appliances are not set up to benefit from it.

​@Ben_OVO the first manual that Viv1966 posted is a storage heater which is said to also store excess PV production. I’ve not seen these before but Google says “They combine automatic charging for off-peak tariffs (like Economy 7) with solar self-consumption...”. Viv1966 has three of these as well as the one convector heater.