Gas boiler permanently heating the hot water tank

17larsson · 2015-03-05 12:04:49

Is it economical to leave the hot water zone on permanently so it keeps the hot water tank at the desired temperature and what if I set the boiler to 40 or 50 degrees but the tank thermostat is at 60?

05-03-2015 01:04PM

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Is it economical to leave the hot water zone on permanently so it keeps the hot water tank at the desired temperature and what if I set the boiler to 40 or 50 degrees but the tank thermostat is at 60?

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#2 05-03-2015 03:17PM

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If there is a constant and regular usage of the hot water over a 24 hr period, then yes.

Otherwise its a huge waste of money and energy.

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Think, would you keep you kettle boiling just incase you fancied a cup?

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#4 05-03-2015 05:59PM

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17larsson wrote: »

Is it economical to leave the hot water zone on permanently so it keeps the hot water tank at the desired temperature and what if I set the boiler to 40 or 50 degrees but the tank thermostat is at 60?

As the others said. Plus, if the boiler stat is at 40/50 then that's as hot as the cylinder will get.
You can't store hot water below 60 degrees

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