Any repercussions of leaving water pump on all night?

Ingo23

Hi,

We have an old stove with back boiler attached and when lit, heats the radiators in all the house. There's a switch to turn on and off the pump. If we go to bed and the stove is still going, are they any repercussions if we leave the pump switched on all night even if the stove goes out in the meantime?

Thanks

DarByrne1980

prob lots more on here to give better advice but if da fire goes out wont the pump just continue to circulate whatever water is in da system. with the stove out dere will be no 'new' hot water so ur rads will go cold. am not really sure how ur system works though

Wearb

It would normally be an easy and inexpensive job to fit a thermostat to control the pump. Or you could put it on a timer, or you can leave it to run all night. Only problem with the latter (beside slight electricity usage), is that it will take all the heat from your hot-water cylinder when the stove cools down.

Ingo23

Thanks for the replies. We'll be replacing the stove in a few months time so don't really want to do anything with it re thermostat or timer.

If only slight electricity usage is the only side effect of leaving the pump on that's not too bad.
Cheers

Wearb

Ingo23 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. We'll be replacing the stove in a few months time so don't really want to do anything with it re thermostat or timer.

If only slight electricity usage is the only side effect of leaving the pump on that's not too bad.
Cheers

Only problem with the latter (beside slight electricity usage), is that it will take all the heat from your hot-water cylinder when the stove cools down. :rolleyes: