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Default Compare running costs of unvented system to combi

On 22/01/2015 12:42, RJH wrote:
On 19/01/2015 17:01, Dennis@home wrote:
On 19/01/2015 12:40, Ron wrote:
Would it cost more to run central heating with an unvented hot water
cylinder and system boiler or a combi boiler with no HWC?

R.


The CH will cost about the same.
The hot water may cost a bit more than with the combi depending on how
efficient it is at heating the water at the desired flow rate vs the
heat loss from the hot water tank. A well insulated tank may cost about
2p a day in heat loss, a poor one 25p a day.


The 2p loss sounds incredibly low. Do you have a make/model in mind that
could keep water that warm?


Anything with 100mm of foam should manage that. Its almost a kw hour.