Long time issue re ferroli boiler, gas meter, high bills and thermostat....

[dancinplumba]

and pref a room with no other heat source, if hallway set stat to 18

 

[SimonG]

Yes it is in a room where a TRV is and Smon, where would you suggest it goes and set at and for what reason? ( I need to udnerstand)

In a room with no trv. If the trv turns off the rad before the stat reaches 21 then your boiler will continue to run until boiler stat satisfied.

Try the 10 second test on your rads when hot. If you can pinch the rad between thumb and finger for 10 seconds then its fine. If you can't do it for the full 10 seconds then get the boiler stat turned down.

 

[zzzjim]

( not a Plumber either ) Has shower performance , got worst with arrival of winter ? . Incoming water is much cooler !

Flow rate is needed to do any meaningful maths .

 

[Jogon]

would that then keep the heat in the house at 18 then? which would be a bit on the cold side in this weather?

 

[Jogon]

Yes Jim it has, the flowrate is beyond me or i'd have done it....the shower is the furtherst item from the boiler and there is approx 25 feet og pipework from the boiler to the shower, the platimum has a pre-heat facility so it starts, gets to the temp you set it at then switched off until you're ready to get in it at which point you switch it on (within a certain time of course) and away it goes. One of the reasons why I'm getting rid of the ferrolie is because the Ecottec has a better flow rate than the ferroli) marginal that it is...but the ferroli has given me enough problems over the years, it's got to go.

 

[dancinplumba]

would that then keep the heat in the house at 18 then? which would be a bit on the cold side in this weather?

ideally hall and bedrooms 18 and living rooms 21 if system designed correctly put stat in a living room and set to 21 also away from draughts and at a height of 1.2 to 1.5 m but rad should not have trv

 

[Jogon]

How do you take a trv off? It's a Chrome Dratyon one....do I simply hold the bottom part (large thread) and simply unscrew the top part and if so do i then put over one of those plastic caps?

 

[dancinplumba]

How do you take a trv off? It's a Chrome Dratyon one....do I simply hold the bottom part (large thread) and simply unscrew the top part and if so do i then put over one of those plastic caps?

juist unscrew it and leave it bare

 

[dancinplumba]

just to add, lofts should have minimum 270mm rockwool, and how old are your windows ? mine are 15 and not as efficient as new ones, you can get them 90% now, but as a short term remedy i have added clingfilm/shrink wrap to mine, easy to do and has improved the comfot level and no longer get condensation on bedroom windows. you can get kits off fleabay, hope this helps. Then you should insulate your floors lol

 

[stevetheplumber]

i8 degrees is 18 degres regardles of the weather but yes it probably wouldnt be warm enough

 

[tamz]

If you want the heat, no matter what the weather or whatever boiler is fitted you will pay for it. I like the house at 23 and the wife likes it on all day in this weather. My gas bills are £116/month (condensing boiler with 3 zones) which is working out about right.
Fitting the new boiler will drop your bills by perhaps 1 or 2 hundred per year. What you do need is a lesson on how to use and set it for the most economical running. Get someone in to show you if you can't figure it out.

 

[kirkgas]

If you want the heat, no matter what the weather or whatever boiler is fitted you will pay for it. I like the house at 23 and the wife likes it on all day in this weather. My gas bills are £116/month (condensing boiler with 3 zones) which is working out about right.
Fitting the new boiler will drop your bills by perhaps 1 or 2 hundred per year. What you do need is a lesson on how to use and set it for the most economical running. Get someone in to show you if you can't figure it out.

aye but your bills are so low cause you have a van full of old gas meters

 

[PlumbersMate]

how big is your house tamz? £116 a month sounds high to me for gas!!

 

[nickelarsed]

I'm just a trainee when it comes to heating so not really offering advice to the original post but if 6 of the rads are not in use, and a new boiler is getting installed would it not be good time to look at extra zoning at that point? I know it costs but if work is being done anyway it may not be too excessive and the boiler will still be heating that extra water and sending it round the pipes at the moment. Again asking as a question really to see what the more experienced here think.