Dimplex Monterey Electric Panel Heaters
Dimplex Monterey electronic panel heaters feature highly accurate electronic thermostats, providing superior comfort and operating efficiency.
As the room temperature nears the desired set point, power to the elements is reduced, and the room temperature closely monitored to an accuracy of less than 0.3oC, minimising overshoot and temperature drift, resulting in better energy-efficiency and user comfort.
Monterey panel heaters have a more traditional radiator styling – but with a modern twist, sophisticated control features and energy management system, the subtle vertical contouring gently defines the shape and with its pure white finish, there’s a strong hint of a contemporary edge. High levels of control are built-in as standard with a sophisticated thermostat accurate to an impressive +/-0.3ºC. The RX24Ti timer provides programmable 24 hour time control so each panel heater can be configured to its own individual operating programme. They are compatible with the EPX, Monterey and Girona range of panel heaters see related products
New Dimplex Monterey range provides a sophisticated heating solution that is easy to install with virtually no on-going maintenance
Suitable for both commercial and domestic premises, safe reliable and requires little or no maintenance. Fitted with an electronic thermostat accurate to within 0.1°C to maintain a very stable room temperature
With low capital costs, easy installation, no annual safety inspection required and minimal maintenance costs, electric heating is ideal for homes as well as non-domestic installations. In new build projects it avoids the expense of installing a gas infrastructure, and is handy for refurbs where it can be expensive or impractical to extend an existing gas system. It’s especially ideal for multi-dwelling developments where flueing requirements might create complications if gas is selected as the fuel of choice. And importantly, it avoids a future of dependence on dwindling fossil fuel supplies – electricity is only going to get greener as the grid de-carbonises.
Storage makes for savings
When looking at electric heating, confusion can arise for specifiers when it comes to making comparisons between the efficiencies and running costs of direct-acting (that is, conventional electric space heating) appliances of various types, and electric storage heaters. But in fact, the comparisons are very straightforward, so there should be no confusion.
Storage heaters use energy supplied by low-cost, off-peak electricity and therefore for a given property will always be cheaper to run over a 16 hr day than direct-acting heaters which use day-rate electricity, whether this takes the form of electric convector heaters, oil or water-filled heaters. Generally, the electricity supply is drawn at cheap rate at night (although some tariffs also have a mid-afternoon boost) and the energy is stored in purpose-designed energy retention cells sealed with state-of-the-art insulation for use the following day.
Look again at storage technology
Although only a little larger than conventional storage heaters, some modern storage heaters can incorporate as much as two and a half times the normal insulation levels, efficiently retaining more useful heat in the core of the heater until required. This means little or no requirement for heat top-up from daytime energy supplies, resulting in a running cost reduction of up to 25 percent for the user, as well as reduced carbon emissions for the property. See the table below for typical running cost comparisons.
Most new storage heaters these days, and certainly all those used in new-build properties, will also feature an automatic input control system which varies the amount of energy taken in response to prevailing weather conditions, taking into account the amount of energy already stored in the heater, providing an economical heating system requiring no adjustment by the user.
What’s more, some designs incorporate a fan, to get the heat, when it’s required, right to where it’s needed – quickly. Fan assisted storage is listed as the recommended upgrade for storage heating systems within the guidelines of Energy Performance Certificates, now mandatory for all homes whenever built, rented or sold. Use of fan assisted storage heaters can add up to six points to a property’s SAP rating – especially important bearing in mind this year’s update toPart L.
Modern storage heaters also benefit from compatibility with a wide range of control solutions, to maximise energy saving. Economical storage heaters and responsive panel heaters can be grouped into zones within a whole house system, giving close control over usage and running costs. Each zone in the system can be individually configured with a custom seven day time programme, allowing complete flexibility over a heating system. Other heating appliances such as towel rails and water heating ability can be included in the system, giving installers and specifiers the ability to provide complete system integration from a single point of control.
100% efficient – no more, no less
Unlike gas, oil, biomass or any other fuel, electricity is 100 percent efficient at the point of use. Both storage and direct-acting heating systems are 100 percent efficient because all of the energy used is converted to useable heat and it is not possible to improve on that, unless heat pump (refrigeration) technology is used.
There have been claims made recently for electric ‘thermodynamic’ fluid-filled radiators that they are more efficient, and in some cases more economical to run, than both storage heaters and panel convector direct-acting appliances.
But specifiers should remember that these relatively expensive appliances offer no advantage over conventional panel convector heaters or oil-filled electric radiators – the efficiencies and kW for kW running costs will be identical. In the case of products fitted with an internal water circulation pump, efficiencies are by definition lower than conventional, established direct-acting heating systems with no moving parts.
