How much leccy does the boiler pump use?

dannymccann

Ive had a quick google but cant seem to see anything straight away...

Anyone know how much electricity a combi boiler pump will use? I assume because its not heating or cooling anything it is a nominal amount.....but that is an assumption....

kippen_noedel

Hard to say without knowing how hard/often it's working, make/model etc, etc..

Since it has a higher rating than a fridge pump but isn't used as often, I'd take a guess that about half of what your fridge uses over the year.

Now where do I put my disclaimer, it's a guess

dannymccann

Wouldnt know how to get the cover off, let alone what Im looking for.

dannymccann

Well we have mainly single radiators in this new build, they must of cheaped out by not putting doubles in, which means the pump doesnt stop working while the heating is on

Cardew

Most pumps use between 40W and 100W. So around 0.4p to 1p an hour.

The latest pumps can use as little as 5W - 20 hours for 1p.

Barneysmom

I depends on the make of pump really, but they only circulate, they can be up to about 100w. Some a bit more but usually lower.

dannymccann

Thanks, a ball park figure is good enough for me, as long as it aint using the same as a heater to pump some water round im not too fussed

moonrakerz

dannymccann wrote: »

Thanks, a ball park figure is good enough for me, as long as it aint using the same as a heater to pump some water round im not too fussed

Even if it did use a lot of power much of that would be in the form of heat which would be transferred back into the water thus reducing your gas/oil consumption

markharding557

same as a light bulb