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

akrapus wrote:
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

If your tight fisted yes...but its no worth turning it off for the hassle
of ignighting every time you want hot water.
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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

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akrapus writes
Hi,

Can anybody tell me what is a gas consumption of a combo boiler flame?
Would it be worth switching it off every night?

It's been discussed to death a couple of times

google for it

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geoff

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Akrapus wrote:
Can anybody tell me what is a gas consumption of a combo boiler flame?
Would it be worth switching it off every night?

It depends on the flame g. ISTR a figure of £5 per quarter being
quoted - probably £7 now.

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Can anybody tell me what is a gas consumption of a combo boiler flame?
Would it be worth switching it off every night?

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.

In message , Christian
McArdle writes
Can anybody tell me what is a gas consumption of a combo boiler flame?
Would it be worth switching it off every night?

That's quite an unusual boiler, then? By the time combis became popular,
most had electronic ignition.

I'm not so sure - how old is the Potterton Puma, for example ?



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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geoff

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:33:13 +0100, Christian McArdle wrote:

Can anybody tell me what is a gas consumption of a combo boiler flame?
Would it be worth switching it off every night?

That's quite an unusual boiler, then? By the time combis became popular,
most had electronic ignition.

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.


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.

Agreed.
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.

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