Should I turn the power to my combi boiler off? (Have searched)

Norman_Castle

I have checked over the years for other daemons and really have not identified any. I switch everything off except the boiler and leave for a few days - meter increments by less than a kWh per day. Switch the boiler off too - no change

If there is no change when you switch the boiler off surely this means its not using electricity while idle!. When you switch everything off does this include your fridge?

Nada666

Norman_Castle wrote: »

If there is no change when you switch the boiler off surely this means its not using electricity while idle!. When you switch everything off does this include your fridge?

By 'no change' I meant the meter then does not move at all, not that there is no difference from when it is left on.

Even when I am not away there is a consistent difference from weeks when boiler is left on and weeks when I switch it off. If some other daemon is responisble then it is pretty crafty at managing to match the boiler.

ollski

Nada if your optima has a permanent pilot light the fan will run at a slow speed 24/7 to clear the products of combustion from the pilot light. If so it's not a good idea to turn it off as it could easily cause the boiler to soot up and become dangerous.