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Modern Eco-Storage Heaters are Not Fit for Purpose. Discuss.

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Case 1. Heater provided with no operating instructions in box.


Case 2. Heater could not be programmed. Reason: it was factory set in "Eco-mode" where programming was not possible.


Case 3. Too complicated with layers of programming needed. The A4 sized instructions are many pages long covering many settings and day options.


Case 4. A recent heater seen has a very small window screen where the writing is about 1mm tall and is very difficult to read when programming it.


Case 5. They are too complicated and not easy to use. Over engineered and liable to failure due to complicated P.C.B.s inside. Perhaps that is the plan. If you can't easily use them they save energy as one of my customers found out after spending many hours over the phone speaking with the maker's tech. dept. The heater is now cold and has stopped working.


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    I tried very hard to find an intelligent thermostat that was easy to use. I did not succeed. Nothing appears to offer the ease of use of an analog timer with pegs although all offer greater functionality which may or may not be useful.  All the modern controllers I have used have thick instruction manuals  which I forget within a few seconds of reading, usually downloaded from the internet as the customer will have lost theirs. None seem to have a simple extra hour button. I have forgotten all the different time slots and temperatures I set up on my thermostat and while I can change the temp I have no idea for how long the current time period it will last. I have no intention of using a phone related App to control the thermostat that is in the next room.


    For many customers I recommend the old style analogue time clock as they are usually very easy to use without referencing the manual. 


    On a slightly different but related topic I occasionally drive my daughters BMW Mini, I have yet to work out how to turn the radio off!  What looks like the volume control changes the frequency, the volume control is one of the up down buttons on the steering wheel, I usually have to try them all to find which pair changes the volume. I know that if I read the manual I would have forgotten by the next time I drive it. But despite pressing every button I have yet to find one to turn it off!


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    I tried very hard to find an intelligent thermostat that was easy to use. I did not succeed. Nothing appears to offer the ease of use of an analog timer with pegs although all offer greater functionality which may or may not be useful.  All the modern controllers I have used have thick instruction manuals  which I forget within a few seconds of reading, usually downloaded from the internet as the customer will have lost theirs. None seem to have a simple extra hour button. I have forgotten all the different time slots and temperatures I set up on my thermostat and while I can change the temp I have no idea for how long the current time period it will last. I have no intention of using a phone related App to control the thermostat that is in the next room.


    For many customers I recommend the old style analogue time clock as they are usually very easy to use without referencing the manual. 


    On a slightly different but related topic I occasionally drive my daughters BMW Mini, I have yet to work out how to turn the radio off!  What looks like the volume control changes the frequency, the volume control is one of the up down buttons on the steering wheel, I usually have to try them all to find which pair changes the volume. I know that if I read the manual I would have forgotten by the next time I drive it. But despite pressing every button I have yet to find one to turn it off!


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