- Messages
- 71
We were away 2 weeks ago - and I turned heating and water off. The usage was 0 for every day we were away.
Discuss High gas usage for boiler. in the USA area at PlumbersForums.net
I thought you meant the central heating was on for 3hrs/day.So you have used 148kwh in, 3X2, 6 hours in total which is almost 25kwh (per hour), is that correct? Is it a 24kw boiler, can't remember?.
Can you set up a camera to monitor the Gas Meter to monitor those 2 hours each day or have you noted the readings at the end of each day period and start of next days period to ensure no usage in the intervening time?.
If the ABV pipework has been installed then the supply to it should be teed off before any motorized valve, can't see it properly but if its taken off before the (or any) HW M.valve then correctly installed, so as long as the boiler is firing the ABV is "live" and can leak, but boiler will hardly be firing (we hope) with both M.valves shut?.
Ok - will do nowRight ok turn just heating on for two hours and retest
Just on the last point - I spent a fair amount of time previously running back and forth watching the valves and boiler to check it didn’t have the flame symbol lit on the front whilst the valves were closed and it didn’t seem to! The boiler is still pumping (which i believe is correct) but no flame.So you have used 148kwh in, 3X2, 6 hours in total which is almost 25kwh (per hour), is that correct? Is it a 24kw boiler, can't remember?.
Can you set up a camera to monitor the Gas Meter to monitor those 2 hours each day or have you noted the readings at the end of each day period and start of next days period to ensure no usage in the intervening time?.
If the ABV pipework has been installed then the supply to it should be teed off before any motorized valve, can't see it properly but if its taken off before the (or any) HW M.valve then correctly installed, so as long as the boiler is firing the ABV is "live" and can leak, but boiler will hardly be firing (we hope) with both M.valves shut?.
Just thinking, the boiler is/should only be started when either of the M.valves open by means of (end) switches in their actuators.
I meant I could hear the pump running on the boiler - but the “flame@ was off!What do you mean by the boiler pumping?.
I think Tado works something like Evohome where the rads "TRVs" are actuated/controlled by it, and depending on actuator positions fires the boiler on/off so wonder what does the the CH mot.valve do?.
I meant I could hear the pump running on the boiler - but the “flame@ was off!
Here was the reading 2 hours ago
View attachment 72866
Here was the reading after 2 hours
View attachment 72867
So we have a standard 2 splan - one M.valve for heating (which feeds all the radiators in the house) and one one for water.Your meter readings = 21.9kwh for 2 hours (boiler on, I hope)
Interesting re Tado, I can understand the upstairs M.valve just calling for heat when its roomstat calls, but if its the same so for the DHW M.valve, then in the summer with no CH demand how is this catered for, unless there a separate relay fed from the HW M.valve or somewhere else that calls in the boiler?.
Re boiler running pump, in a normal S plan this will run continuously with a call for the boiler to run, the boiler burner will cut in/out if its output is > the heating demand but pump will continue to run and will only stop after no call from CH or DHW (or boiler programmed off). So why is your pump running all the time, is the boiler on all the time and if no demand will fire up/down on its own boiler stat?.
Reply to High gas usage for boiler. in the USA area at PlumbersForums.net
We get it, advertisements are annoying!
Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.