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Hot water cylinder temperature.
tanith
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I was just turning up the boiler thermostat to 4 this morning OH complained he was cold, and wondering how that affected the hot water temps in the cylinder (stuff we all should know really) so I got out the boiler paperwork and to cut a long story short realised my cylinder had separate thermostat of its own (went and looked) so no matter the boiler temps my domestic hot water is always at 60* as set on its own thermostat. Apparently 60* is the best temps (I'm sure most people know this but I didn't)
Prevent lime-scale build-up (higher temps mean more limescale)
Prevent Legionella bacteria
Prevent scalding (especially if there are elderly or youngsters)
Save money
Save energy
Keep noises and rattling to a minimum
I know this is probably not news to most people but it certainly was news to me...:rotfl: maybe help to someone
Prevent lime-scale build-up (higher temps mean more limescale)
Prevent Legionella bacteria
Prevent scalding (especially if there are elderly or youngsters)
Save money
Save energy
Keep noises and rattling to a minimum
I know this is probably not news to most people but it certainly was news to me...:rotfl: maybe help to someone
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I was just turning up the boiler thermostat to 4 this morning OH complained he was cold, and wondering how that affected the hot water temps in the cylinder (stuff we all should know really) so I got out the boiler paperwork and to cut a long story short realised my cylinder had separate thermostat of its own (went and looked) so no matter the boiler temps my domestic hot water is always at 60* as set on its own thermostat. Apparently 60* is the best temps (I'm sure most people know this but I didn't)
Prevent lime-scale build-up (higher temps mean more limescale)
Prevent Legionella bacteria
Prevent scalding (especially if there are elderly or youngsters)
Save money
Save energy
Keep noises and rattling to a minimum
I know this is probably not news to most people but it certainly was news to me...:rotfl: maybe help to someone
There is often much debate on here about the "best" or "correct temperature".
We have ours set on the "setting" thatw e can bear in the sink for washing up, which means we don't have to use cold water to cool it down, wasting heat energy. this is more than hot enough for a shower.
Don't knw how accurate the tank stat is but that is closer to 50c."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
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