Hello all,
I have just moved into a house (built in 1995) with an Economy 10 meter and an electric "GEC Compact 45" boiler downstairs, with a big hot water cylinder upstairs. I have no experience of using this sort of system and it doesn't come with a manual. There are no timers on either appliance. The boiler has just an on/off switch, a boost dial and a radiator temperature dial. The hot water cylinder has 2 switches on the wall next to it, at the top and the bottom, which I presume are 2 separate elements? I am worried about the costs of electricity so only been switching these on for an hour or so at 8 p.m just to warm the house and get some hot water for a shower. It's fine at the moment, I just put on an extra jumper but when it gets cold I think I will need to heat the house a little more than I am now.
Does anybody know how to run these boilers and hot water cylinders efficiently, or even better, able to provide me with a manual?
Your help would be very much appreciated!
With thanks,
Ursula
I have just moved into a house (built in 1995) with an Economy 10 meter and an electric "GEC Compact 45" boiler downstairs, with a big hot water cylinder upstairs. I have no experience of using this sort of system and it doesn't come with a manual. There are no timers on either appliance. The boiler has just an on/off switch, a boost dial and a radiator temperature dial. The hot water cylinder has 2 switches on the wall next to it, at the top and the bottom, which I presume are 2 separate elements? I am worried about the costs of electricity so only been switching these on for an hour or so at 8 p.m just to warm the house and get some hot water for a shower. It's fine at the moment, I just put on an extra jumper but when it gets cold I think I will need to heat the house a little more than I am now.
Does anybody know how to run these boilers and hot water cylinders efficiently, or even better, able to provide me with a manual?
Your help would be very much appreciated!
With thanks,
Ursula