In article , "tom" wrote:

"James Sweet" wrote in message
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Steve Barker DLT wrote:
i hope you're trying to be funny. You could run a pilot light for a year
on about a dime. You're certainly not going over the gas companies
minimum with one.

s


I've seen quotes of 5-15 therms per month, I don't know if this has been
reduced significantly on modern equipment but at $1.30 or so per therm
that I pay that works out to at least $78 per year, which is considerably
more than "about a dime"! Is this accurate?

" The exact cost of operating the pilot light will depend on the design of
the heater and price of gas, but could range from $12 to $20 per year"

http://www.tankless-water-heater.net...aters-cost.htm

But we really aren't talking (1) the difference between tankless and
one with a tank--which is what this article is discussing and (2) the
savings of shutting down the pilot for a week. I can guarantee you that
the difference isn't all that much over a week to 10 days of vacation.