Keeping hot water temperatures down

ailuro2

haven't time to read all of the thread, but can I just mention that the heating panel thing is a closed system and it's the coil of tube with heated water within that goes into the water that will be sent to your pipes, so it would heat it up a fair amount for free ,then any topping up could be done by electricity if required, but- on 'it's not easy being green' the bloke burned his hand on a tube that was sitting in normal daylight,not bright sunlight,and burnt his hand,so it could get hot enough.

homework time,methinks.;)

For combi boiler systems there is no need fro 60degrees as the water is not being stored, so yes,you can reduce the temp.

We have a heatguard fitted in our bathroom sink which uses less hot water for handwashing by adding cold water- more for safety than to save hot water,but it does both,leaving the hot water in the tank for later.

skyepark

i cant find a thermostat on my boiler! mind you it has cardboard box around it whihc cant be removes unless ripped as it has been fitted before the pipes have been placed. I have no idea how old it is either. grr to hot water scalding my hands.

gromituk

If your boiler isn't a combi and heats radiators too, you will have to have the temperature set to scalding to get any useful heat into your rooms.