Timeline for Can upgrading my boiler save me money?
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| Nov 6, 2013 at 15:38 | comment | added | Johnny | No, sorry, I meant that even if you had a 100% efficient boiler (which doesn't exist), it would cost around £1.32/hour to run. If you had a 90% efficient A rated boiler, that would cost around £1.45/hour. This is assuming that your current boiler really is running at its rated 75% efficiency, but it might not be....it might be running below that level if it needs maintenance. So probably the first thing to do would be to have a repairman look at your existing boiler to see if it's running properly. | |
| Nov 6, 2013 at 12:13 | answer | added | RedGrittyBrick | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 6, 2013 at 9:54 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackDIY/status/398025666207420417 | ||
| Nov 6, 2013 at 8:54 | comment | added | Paul Fleming | @Johnny Thanks for your comments but I don't understand your numbers. You say the E rated (at £1.32/hour) is cheaper than the A rated (at £1.45/hour)? | |
| Nov 6, 2013 at 2:11 | comment | added | Johnny | If your E rated boiler is running properly and is running at 75% efficiency, then you're losing 25% of the energy. So, even if you had a theoretical 100% efficiency burner, you'd be looking at about £1.32/hour to run it. A 90% A rated boiler should use about £1.45/hour. First thing I'd do is have someone come in to check to see if the boiler is running properly. You can find an explanation of the efficiency bands here | |
| Nov 5, 2013 at 19:35 | answer | added | Vitaliy | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Nov 5, 2013 at 18:16 | history | edited | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 5, 2013 at 18:11 | history | asked | Paul Fleming | CC BY-SA 3.0 |