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Thanks, everyone, for your help and answering all my questions :)

But aren't storage heaters more efficient than panel heaters in terms of cost-saving? Excuse my ignorance, maybe that's what you mean by the set points, variable heat, etc. But don't storage heaters heat up overnight with lower-rate electricity and panel heaters do not? My panel heaters...

ProDave, what heats my living room/kitchen? Good question! I guess I will find out come winter if the hallway panel can somehow warm the living room. I’m hoping getting a dehumidifier would take the damp out of the air and help somewhat.. There is a switch fuse socket on one wall in living room...

Lurch, yes that makes sense, as I’m told this block of flats was built early/mid-90s. So I guess these are the original heaters.

OK, thanks for the responses. They are the only heaters. Pictures are of the panel heater in hallway. There's a bigger-sized panel in the bedroom, same exact kind of heater. Nothing at all in the kitchen/living room. So my water is being heated at night on the econ7 dual tariff, but using these...

https://ibb.co/gGQv9v https://ibb.co/jbhNNF  links to 2 heater pics now posted

Hello, I'm hoping someone can answer my econ7-related questions. I've always used gas central heating, but just moved to electricity-only flat. With hortsmann econ7 quartz water heater (with a timer that doesn't seem changeable). But seems to be working OK, and I know I have lower elec rate 7...