Hi all.

We have a hot water tank with a dial on the side ranging from 40 degrees to 
80 degrees, what would be the best setting for economy as our gas bills are 
enormous for some reason about 140 a month. We had a Micro Glow-worm 80FF 
boiler two years ago.

There is also a switch on the wall with a cable running from it to a small 
black box which has a large copper pipe running through it. I assumed this 
was an immersion heater and turned it off at the switch. How do I know if it 
is an immersion heater and should I have switched it off?

Sorry to sound thick but I know nothing about central heating etc.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Haymish

"Haymish" <not@this.address> wrote in message 
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> Hi all.
>
> We have a hot water tank with a dial on the side ranging from 40 degrees 
> to 80 degrees, what would be the best setting for economy as our gas bills 
> are enormous for some reason about 140 a month. We had a Micro Glow-worm 
> 80FF boiler two years ago.
>
> There is also a switch on the wall with a cable running from it to a small 
> black box which has a large copper pipe running through it. I assumed this 
> was an immersion heater and turned it off at the switch. How do I know if 
> it is an immersion heater and should I have switched it off?
>
> Sorry to sound thick but I know nothing about central heating etc.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Haymish
>
>


60 degrees

> Hi all.
>
> We have a hot water tank with a dial on the side ranging from 40 degrees to
> 80 degrees, what would be the best setting for economy as our gas bills are
> enormous for some reason about £140 a month. We had a Micro Glow-worm 80FF
> boiler two years ago.


60C is ok for hot water. If you find the hot runs out when showering
you can increase the temp to make it last longer.

But this wont have much effect on your £140 a month, something is very
wrong.

NT

"Haymish" <not@this.address> wrote in message
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> Hi all.
>
> We have a hot water tank with a dial on the side ranging from 40 degrees
to
> 80 degrees, what would be the best setting for economy as our gas bills
are
> enormous for some reason about 140 a month. We had a Micro Glow-worm 80FF
> boiler two years ago.
>
> There is also a switch on the wall with a cable running from it to a small
> black box which has a large copper pipe running through it. I assumed this
> was an immersion heater and turned it off at the switch. How do I know if
it
> is an immersion heater and should I have switched it off?
>
> Sorry to sound thick but I know nothing about central heating etc.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Haymish
>
>

The small black box with a pipe running through it?  Sound to me like a
booster pump for the shower outlet.  Is it near a shower?  Or is there a
shower fitted over the bath or somewhere?

Does the pipe connect to one side of the black box, and emerge from the
other on another connection?  Or does the pipe look as though it runs
continually through the box?

Have you switch the control box off for the central heating system?

"Haymish" <not@this.address> wrote in message 
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> Hi all.
>
> We have a hot water tank with a dial on the side ranging from 40 degrees 
> to 80 degrees, what would be the best setting for economy as our gas bills 
> are enormous for some reason about 140 a month. We had a Micro Glow-worm 
> 80FF boiler two years ago.
>
> There is also a switch on the wall with a cable running from it to a small 
> black box which has a large copper pipe running through it. I assumed this 
> was an immersion heater and turned it off at the switch. How do I know if 
> it is an immersion heater and should I have switched it off?
>
> Sorry to sound thick but I know nothing about central heating etc.


If the box has 3 pipes running into it and is about the size of 2 fag 
packets its the valve
If its about 8 inches square with 2 pipes, its the pump.
-- 
Vass