Recent content by Marcus67

I did check this; the policy allows for either draining down or keeping the heating on. It also says that the water must be turned off unless it is NEEDED for the heating to work.

Many thanks to those who replied. I'll turn the water off and keep the heating on at a low temperature.

My question was about the long period of time: is the loss still a tiny amount when accumulated over a long period of time or do tiny amounts of loss every day add up to something substantial and potentially problematic over a long period of time such as a bit more than a month?

Are you saying that my assumption "As I understand it, such a system loses water from evaporation and it is then topped up by being connected to the mains water" is wrong (at least if the system is operating as it is supposed to). That would be good, since then I don't have a problem at all 8)...

Keeping the heating on will prevent pipes from freezing, but there are other reasons why a water system can start leaking. A leak while the mains is on for days can have pretty devastating effects. So if possible, I would like to turn the water off. I've considered draining the whole system...

It might seem an odd question in this weather, but the summer holiday has got me thinking about the winter holiday :wink: After reading the relevant posts on this forum, I gather that when going on holiday during the winter the best thing to do is to leave the heating on (with the thermostat...