hi there i have just moved into a new home and it has a vaillant ecotec plus 615 boiler and a tank up stairs, . At the moment i have the hot water settting on the timer on all the time, so i use some hot water it comes on and reheats the water in the tank again. What i am thinking is that if i have the setting on like this , is it actually more economical that having it set to come on at certain times of days , which i feel will cause the boiler to actually be heating the water in the tank longer. I am very nre to all this and would appreciate any advice, and its also an lpg boiler, Thank you for your time
Hot water settings advice for my new home boiler
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Because of the way the system operates, it's more economical to heat all the water in one go, rather than in bits and bobs here and there.
All the time the boiler is running, you will be losing heat from the pipes between boiler and cylinder.
I set my hot water to heat twice a day and rarely run out. You can hit the boost or +1hour button if you need a large amount of hot water in one go, such as a shower or bath.
All the time the boiler is running, you will be losing heat from the pipes between boiler and cylinder.
I set my hot water to heat twice a day and rarely run out. You can hit the boost or +1hour button if you need a large amount of hot water in one go, such as a shower or bath.
If the system is properly insulated and all the pipes are lagged as they should be then there is little difference in the costs involved.
Most people do time their hot water reheat just on account of the noise from the system which can disturb people.
My sugestion would be to set the hot water reheat to be constant during the day and evening but off during the night. That way you will never run out of hot water!
The setting of the hot water storage temperature should be as low as you can manage as that will minimise heat losses. Its normally in the range 50-60°C but should never be higher than 60° as that can cause scalding.
Tony
Most people do time their hot water reheat just on account of the noise from the system which can disturb people.
My sugestion would be to set the hot water reheat to be constant during the day and evening but off during the night. That way you will never run out of hot water!
The setting of the hot water storage temperature should be as low as you can manage as that will minimise heat losses. Its normally in the range 50-60°C but should never be higher than 60° as that can cause scalding.
Tony
I usually set my customers HW to come on 30 mins before the heating in the morning and go off about 30 mins before they leave for work, the same as the heating.
I then set it to come on for when they arrive home, then to go off about the time the last bath or shower will have been run.
This way you are not re-heating a tank of water in the evening, letting it cool, then re-heating the same water again next morning.
I then set it to come on for when they arrive home, then to go off about the time the last bath or shower will have been run.
This way you are not re-heating a tank of water in the evening, letting it cool, then re-heating the same water again next morning.
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