Hi,
Can anybody tell me what is a gas consumption of a combo boiler flame? Would it be worth switching it off every night?
Cheers,
Stevan
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18 years ago
Pilot flame
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18 years ago
If your tight fisted yes...but its no worth turning it off for the hassle of ignighting every time you want hot water.
-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
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18 years ago
It depends on the flame . ISTR a figure of £5 per quarter being quoted - probably £7 now.
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18 years ago
That's quite an unusual boiler, then? By the time combis became popular, most had electronic ignition.
I wouldn't bother. It would save fuel, but not a huge amount. It might also wear out the ignitor if you did it every time you needed heat/hot water.
Christian.
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18 years ago
Earlier Pott. Pumas. Some C&M models which were bizarre as they have electronic ignition of the permanent pilot! Vokera RS 80. Vaillant VCW 221 Vaillant Sine models. I'm pretty sure I've seen some Ravenheat models with permanent pilots.
The OP would be better putting their efforts into adding/upgrading the controls to a programmable thermostat and TRVs on most radiators. Running the boiler until it becomes beyond economic repair and only then replacing it.