a new combi cost 400 pound a year to run it no gas

prosaver

hello everyone

im shocked
you will be read this...

Conned—maybe electric is cheaper?
You will be shocked at these results
This is the cost of running a combi boiler without using any gas, just on stand by
1) Combi Boiler electric cost, stand by ...36 pence per day.. £131.40 per year
2) Insurance for boiler £10 a month 1 year £100 per year
3) Gas boiler life time is 10 to 15 years...plus fitting ./ £2000.. £166 per year
Total cost................£397 a year without even using any gas:(

chrish12345

But what is the initial cost and insurance for the combi boiler??

prosaver

chrish12345 wrote: »

But what is the initial cost and insurance for the combi boiler??

basic boiler cover HomeCare 100™ British gas cheapest cover Our basic boiler cover with an annual service £10.50 per month

boiler price and fitting ...depends on type and who you get to fit it...
approx 1800 to 2500

ollski

There is absolutely no way any combi uses 3.5kw a day in standby, more like in a year!
Otherwise quite interesting, now try the same for a car!

HappyMJ

And....Jeff from the Daily Telegraph recommends leaving the gas central heating on 24/7, heating all rooms including unused rooms, not timing the water and leaving the TRV's fully open. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertyadvice/jeffhowell/8214378/Home-improvements-how-to-heat-the-house-this-winter.html

Compared to that advice electric heating is vastly cheaper.

prosaver

ask him..
.Post from Cornish saver
I've recently been given an 'electric smart meter' (connects to main electric supply to give real time electric usage in house).
I couldn't understand why we seemed to have a high constant electric use even when nothing much electric seemed to be switched on! I went round the house switching things on and off and checking the smart meter to eventually find that my Gas combi boiler which needs electric to run digital display is using 150 watts per hour. That’s without any heating on or hot water being drawn, no pumps or fans, JUST DIGITAL DISPLAY. I pay 10p per kWh, so am spending 36 pence per day.
3.6 kWh per day. That's a whopping £131.40 per year just to have my Gas combi boiler switched on, even if I don't use the heating or turn on the hot tap!!!
as for the car thing... (shrug shoulders)

andy2004

digital display shouldnt need that amount of power just to run, i have a wireless control panel to set the temps on my combi boiler, which uses 2 AA batteries which get replaced once a year. nothing digital on the boiler itself, but i have noticed that my electric bill never seems to go down. maybe its to do with the receiver in the boiler.
As we live in a council house we dont have to worry about cover on the boiler, we just phone up and they send someone out to repair it.

ollski

prosaver wrote: »

ask him..
.Post from Cornish saver
I've recently been given an 'electric smart meter' (connects to main electric supply to give real time electric usage in house).
I couldn't understand why we seemed to have a high constant electric use even when nothing much electric seemed to be switched on! I went round the house switching things on and off and checking the smart meter to eventually find that my Gas combi boiler which needs electric to run digital display is using 150 watts per hour. That’s without any heating on or hot water being drawn, no pumps or fans, JUST DIGITAL DISPLAY. I pay 10p per kWh, so am spending 36 pence per day.
3.6 kWh per day. That's a whopping £131.40 per year just to have my Gas combi boiler switched on, even if I don't use the heating or turn on the hot tap!!!
as for the car thing... (shrug shoulders)

Then he has a clear boiler fault, transformer maybe?. LCD display approx. 1 - 3w.
Seriously keep your old thing, it's fine.

macman

Why would you need to take out insurance on a brand new combi that has (if you pick wisely) got a 5 year warranty on it?
At £10pm that would be £600 down the drain.

ollski

Of course you could always consider electric radiators:

5 x 2kw electric rads with timers 2000.00
5 x electrical sockets and heating ring main fitted plus hanging rads 1000.00
5 x timers running on standby 50.00 p.a
Lets give them a 10 year lifespan

305.00 p.a to sit and do nothing and when they are running over £1 an hour.

Andy_WSM

ollski wrote: »

Of course you could always consider electric radiators:

5 x 2kw electric rads with timers 2000.00
5 x electrical sockets and heating ring main fitted plus hanging rads 1000.00
5 x timers running on standby 50.00 p.a
Lets give them a 10 year lifespan

305.00 p.a to sit and do nothing and when they are running over £1 an hour.

What a load of nonsense this is!