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Boiler-Thermostat-Heating in 2-bed Apartment

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  • 15-02-2013 11:45am
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    JoeCole26
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Wondering if someone may be able to help.

    Recently moved into a new 2 bedroom apartment in South Dublin (first let). We have both gas and electricity.

    For the heating and hot water in the apartment, we have a boiler and then a thermostat to control temp, however, it seems to always be on, we can only set temps but cant turn it off and always have hot water. The letting agent told us it "always stays on at a low temp and we are only charged then we we use hot water"

    This cant be right? just dont want to get a massive bill. Im not really up on heating and hot water devices as never had gas before.

    If someone could let me know about the system we may be on,

    Much appreciated,


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    The_Conductor
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    Not an unusual arrangement.
    While its always on- its a pilot light that is lit on the boiler (depending on the boiler make and model). Its only the pilot light that is on constantly- the actual boiler only kicks in when the pre-set temperature range on the thermostat is hit. As for always having hot water- the boiler (depending on the setup) would pump water in two different directions (there is probably a pump beside your immersion heater drawing hot water from the boiler, alongside a pump for the heating system itself.

    If its a 2 bed on a single floor- you may not even have a pump- depending on the boiler- the pressure of the heated water may be enough to drive the system.

    Its not an unusual setup- its not totally free- but the very minor nature of the amount of gas used to keep the pilot light running is such as to be negligible- not totally free- but as good as.


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    JoeCole26
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭JoeCole26


    smccarrick wrote: »
    Not an unusual arrangement.
    While its always on- its a pilot light that is lit on the boiler (depending on the boiler make and model). Its only the pilot light that is on constantly- the actual boiler only kicks in when the pre-set temperature range on the thermostat is hit. As for always having hot water- the boiler (depending on the setup) would pump water in two different directions (there is probably a pump beside your immersion heater drawing hot water from the boiler, alongside a pump for the heating system itself.

    If its a 2 bed on a single floor- you may not even have a pump- depending on the boiler- the pressure of the heated water may be enough to drive the system.

    Its not an unusual setup- its not totally free- but the very minor nature of the amount of gas used to keep the pilot light running is such as to be negligible- not totally free- but as good as.

    Thanks for informative and very helpful reply. Appreciated.


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