6 kWh per day gas usage if anyone is interested

NowRetired

I've been away on holiday and forgot to turn off my gas hot water heater, so in the past 8 days I wasted 48 kWh of gas to keep my tank of hot water hot.:(

ValHaller

You should be more confident in how interesting this is. It shouldn't be here, it should be on Twitter.

Ken68

Interesting,Now Retired.... I normally switch off the gas in the summer, but this time the hot water is on for 10min am and 10 mins evening. and uses 35kwh per week.

Southend1

I also switch the gas off in the summer. I have an electric shower so don't need to heat the water cylinder as it would only be used for hand washing

Wywth

Ken68 wrote: »

Interesting,Now Retired.... I normally switch off the gas in the summer, but this time the hot water is on for 10min am and 10 mins evening. and uses 35kwh per week.

A pilot light alone could easily burn 25kWh per week.

... but it sounds like your boiler doesn't have one.

Ken68

Yes you right Wyth..got sums wrong. Have a pilot and use estimated 50kwh p.w. Figures from a previous week show 'pilot only' using 27kwh.

NowRetired

My pilot light uses 3 kWh per day, that isn't included in the 6 kWh per day just to keep the water hot.