pilot light or not?

allisonw

Do modern boilers still have pilot lights?

I have warm air heating and have 2 pilot lights, one for heating and the other for hot water.
In the summer when the heating is off I use about 20 kWh of gas a day for hot water, the pilot light uses 3 kWh a day, about £35 per year at present.

I worked out it is costing £200 a year for hot water.

This is for 2 showers a day with a power shower using the hot water in the tank.

My shower is needing replaced and I was thinking of getting a 10 kWH electric shower and I wondered if it would be more economical.

A new electric shower would cost about £200 and to replace my present shower like for like about £90.

Also I would just boil a kettle for washing dishes etc.

So what would 2 showers of about 10 mins each a day cost in electricity in a year compared to my £200 worth of gas

macman

Modern boilers do not have pilot lights.
A 10Kw shower will use 10kwh per hour, so 20 mins say 3.3kWh, at 10p per kWh about 33p per day, or £120 pa.
I doubt you 'll get a new 10 kW electric shower plus install for £200, it will require it's own circuit, RCD and cabling.
A lot of investment to save £35pa.