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Gas boiler is using 2.4Kwh electricity when being used-is that normal?

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  • Zandoni
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    wrf12345 said:
    A 17 year old boiler is like burning five quid notes...
    It’s a little newer than that but it’s never going to be worth changing a boiler to save a bit of gas.
  • Cardew
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    Zandoni said:
    wrf12345 said:
    A 17 year old boiler is like burning five quid notes...
    It’s a little newer than that but it’s never going to be worth changing a boiler to save a bit of gas.

    Agreed!

    A 15 year old combi is unlikely to have a pilot light, and combis of that era tended not to be used in large houses, so what would the savings be <£100 PA?
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