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What (who) is storage heater - definition

TYPE OF HEATER
Storage heating; Night storage heater; High heat retention storage heater; HHRSH; Heat bank
  • A domestic storage heater which uses cheap night time electricity to heat ceramic bricks which then release their heat during the day.
  •  A two-tariff electricity meter which records separately the electricity used during the off-peak period so that it can be billed at a lower rate.

storage heater         
¦ noun Brit. an electric heater that accumulates heat during the night (when electricity is cheaper) and releases it during the day.
Storage heater         
A storage heater or heat bank (Australia) is an electrical heater which stores thermal energy during the evening, or at night when electricity is available at lower cost, and releases the heat during the day as required. Alternatively, solar storage heaters are designed to store solar energy as heat, to be released during the night or other periods where it is required, often making it more cost effective than selling surplus electricity to the grid and buying it back at night.
Oil heater         
ELECTRONICS
Column heater; Oil filled heater; Oil column heater
An oil heater, also known as an oil-filled heater, oil-filled radiator, or column heater, is a common form of convection heater used in domestic heating. Although filled with oil, it is electrically heated and does not involve burning any oil fuel; the oil is used as a heat reservoir (buffer), not as a fuel.

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Storage heater

A storage heater or heat bank (Australia) is an electrical heater which stores thermal energy during the evening, or at night when electricity is available at lower cost, and releases the heat during the day as required. Alternatively, solar storage heaters are designed to store solar energy as heat, to be released during the night or other periods where it is required, often making it more cost effective than selling surplus electricity to the grid and buying it back at night.