New Worcester oil combi, hot water info required?

[gilford]

Had my Worcester oil combi fitted for nearly 6 months now and the saving on oil over our old boiler is unbelievable

Now that the weather is on the turn and heating will be needed within a month or so I was just wondering what the general consensus is on hot water

I've had it on constant since the boiler was fitted and to be honest it has used a TINY bit of oil, especially compared with my old boiler which only used to heat a tank twice a day

Is it advisable to keep it on constant all the time?

What does everyone else do?

Cheers!

 

[dcawkwell]

More than likely the old boiler was not adjusted to work
at it's best. There should be very little loss with a hot water tank
provided it is modern and well insulated. Perhaps would
have been cheaper just to upgrade the hot water tank.

With a combi you are heating a small tank of insulated water all
day. So best have this switched off during the night. However that
means no hot water should you want some in the night.
Happily a modern oil combi will be ready to supply hot water in 10 minutes.
Just switch the hot water on when you are in the house and awake.

 

[gilford]

The old boiler was a nightmare, 30 years old and was falling apart inside! During the cold snap last year we used 1000 litres of oil in 7 weeks!

The whole house had an awful system, the hot water tank was very old and had a "hot rod" and took an hour to heat, believe me I've done the right thing