My gas central heating uses a lot of electricity - Why? | Central Heating Forum | Plumbers Forums
  • Welcome to PlumbersTalk.net

    Welcome to Plumbers' Talk | The new domain for UKPF / Plumbers Forums. Login with your existing details they should all work fine. Please checkout the PT Updates Forum

Welcome to the forum. Although you can post in any forum, the USA forum is here in case of local regs or laws

American Visitor?

Hey friend, we're detecting that you're an American visitor and want to thank you for coming to PlumbersTalk.net - Here is a link to the American Plumbing Forum. Though if you post in any other forum from your computer / phone it'll be marked with a little american flag so that other users can help from your neck of the woods. We hope this helps. And thanks once again.

Discuss My gas central heating uses a lot of electricity - Why? in the Central Heating Forum area at Plumbers Forums

E

ElBenio

I have gas fired central heating and hot water system. It is on a timer, but, in winter, I leave the central heating on and the thermostat set low - 17c. I'm well insulated so the heating comes on infrequently but enough to keep the house warm enough for a family of three.

Here's the problem. I started noticing that my electric use monitor would go red for no apparent reason but for minutes. When it did, I searched the house for the offender - no obvious culprit. I started to switch off the fuses on the fuse box, and when I switched off the central heating loop, it stopped. Turned it on and it started using electricity again. At this time, the central heating was not on, nor was the hot water.

Just to be clear, it is definitely a gas fired system. :)

Does anyone have any ideas?
 

Similar plumbing topics

https://www.plumbersforums.net/threads/problems...
Replies
6
Views
1K
Replies
3
Views
758
B
Context for issue: I'd like to start by...
Replies
0
Views
561
Butchy10
B
Hello, I live in a two floor semi with a...
Replies
0
Views
764
I have a home with an oil boiler in a garage...
Replies
0
Views
637
Back
Top