Editing Storage heater (section)

===Advantages===
*Storage heaters, while often still more expensive than equivalent gas- or oil-fired heating systems, are cheaper than running the same amount of [[electric heating|electrical heating]] using electricity at regular daytime rates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benefits of Storage Heaters |url=https://utilitybox.net/blog/what-are-storage-heaters |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=utilitybox.net |language=en}}</ref>
*Users of gas central heating and some other systems often turn off the heating during the night as an economy measure, with the result that the house is cold at night and early morning; but because night storage heaters are on at night, the house is still warm at those times.
*Using storage heaters allows houses to be sited in areas where natural-gas distribution systems are not available, without requiring the homeowners to pay higher daytime electrical-heating bills.
*The capital cost of night storage heating is relatively low, and installation is far easier than the initial installation of gas-fired boilers, piping and radiators, or electric heat pumps. This is an important advantage when renovating old buildings without existing central heating.
*As compared to gas central heating systems, night storage heaters have next to no maintenance costs.