Back In October 2015, I wrote ‘……Heating, Heating, Heating; the bane of a Yorkshireman’s life.’ Several years later, never could that be more true! A cost of living crisis, energy giants unashamedly making billions whilst we all watch the thermostats and try and sneak them down a notch whilst the family is not watching…just me?
There’s nothing we can do about the rates of electricity, but in recent years we have also witnessed leaps and bounds in the market of electrical heating, some led by regulations have seen the death of the old faithful storage heater and some led by imagination and innovation unveiling the likes of the Rointe heaters we have been installing recently for customers.
Historically, storage heaters have been popular and have certainly served their time, there’s only a few parts that can go wrong – one, two, three or four elements, input stat, output stat and a few others. Storage heaters main complaint from owners was or still is that they charge up then trickle out energy often whilst the owner or resident is out at work for example, and that is their main downfall. We are still repairing traditional storage heaters when asked, we attended one last month which must have been 40 years old, it was comparable to Trigger’s Broom, the original parts outnumbered by the new, but ‘Old Faithful’ was still going.
Now we see the emergence of a new range of all-electric heating, you will have had leaflets through your door offering miracles, we don’t offer miracles at Herbert Todd & Son, what we do offer is the latest, most efficient electric heaters on the market, we offer free quotes in your home to see if they are the right choice for you and we offer expert friendly, local installation services by our own local electricians.
If you need or just want to look at alternative heating solutions or additional heating please talk to an expert, it does not have to be Herbert Todd & Son but if it is, rest assured we will sell you what is right for you (if indeed we sell you anything at all) and if anything does go wrong, Herbert Todd & Son will be here to sort it out just as we have done for the last 87 years.
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