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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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    ebee:

    "The 500W kettle (to "save" energy), is the perfect example of scientific stupidity over useability! "


    Well said that man !


    I have not seen 500 W kettles in shops but I have seen plenty in hotels. I think the idea is to avoid a huge demand on the system at certain times, especially early morning, when numerous residents switch them on at the same time to make their cuppa. Nothing to do with energy saving, really - not that hotels are interested in that. Look at those rotary toasters on the breakfast buffet, toasting nothing most of the time. Or those car park lights blazing in broad daylight. I could go on . . .


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    ebee:

    "The 500W kettle (to "save" energy), is the perfect example of scientific stupidity over useability! "


    Well said that man !


    I have not seen 500 W kettles in shops but I have seen plenty in hotels. I think the idea is to avoid a huge demand on the system at certain times, especially early morning, when numerous residents switch them on at the same time to make their cuppa. Nothing to do with energy saving, really - not that hotels are interested in that. Look at those rotary toasters on the breakfast buffet, toasting nothing most of the time. Or those car park lights blazing in broad daylight. I could go on . . .


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