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sure. I took readings every day for the past few weeks. Calculated consumption each day by the change in the meter. For the days when central heating was set off I calculated the average consumption. 2.7164 is the average daily consumption in m3 30kw was worked out using the following...

Thanks very much for the additional energy comparison Mike. will check out the PM. The house is very cold! but we’ve been putting up with it while we try to figure out what is creating the high energy consumption and to try keep the bills down til we know. I guess that figure being 'normal'...

You mean kill the boiler/tank at the mains/fuse? I haven't tried I can report that when the immersion heater was in use - on a day when we were not cooking or using heating but just using shower the gas meter would register no change. Maybe 0.1 or 0.2 m3 when cooking. Since switching off the...

there is some lagging on the pipes around the water tank but not all. boiler is on the ground floor and tank is on the 1st floor. I guesstimate about 3 or 4m apart as not directly above

Wow I missed that the first time but that seems a big difference. i.e. much more efficient. I'm wondering would adding insulation to the water tank make that much difference. The way the boilermate is configured to call for heat at all times seems pretty significant too. There is a honeywell...

Sorry for my confusion re units. And thanks for the tip re calculating. So that should be 30 kWh Agreed, but it was only on for four hours during the days I tested with the heating on The heating has been off for a week while I monitored and logged the readings (and yes it has been pretty...

Thanks for your feedback. The meter units are measured in m3 which I converted to Kw. Calculated the Kwh by: gas units x calorific value (39.1) x volume correction 1.02264 ÷ 3.6 I can’t really think of any other hot water uses other than washing up. The showers are not long ones. Not that...

We recently had some massive electricity bills in our new home and with some helpful input on this forum discovered the boiler was running with immersion heater switched on. The electricity consumption dropped massively since switching it off. However, gas consumption has since rocketed and...

Status update : - Turned off the immersion heater switch earlier today. - Turned on the central heating via honeywell. The logic boiler fired up (burner indicator on) and the heating appears to be working ok. The energy monitor has not spiked in the past few hours since switching off the...

I think I have located the immersion heater at the bottom of the cylinder/tank. I’m a bit green meddling with this stuff so just checking I have the right switch by attaching some pics: The cable from what appears to be the immersion heater leads to a wall switch. So if I switch...

Thanks very much for the reply. So you think as the pump may be shagged the system is falling back on the immersion heater which is basically just doing what a kettle does and heating the water in an expensive, inefficient way. I will have a check and report back. thanks

I recently moved into a new place and have had some massive electricity bills. The house seems to use about 9kw of electricity a day when we are not even there which seems insane. I think the boilermate is the culprit but it would be great to get some advice on - whether the boiler energy...