| Comment | It's a Potterton Gold electric boiler, as stated in the other thread
Running costs will be fairly high - about 3x what you might pay for gas to deliver the same heat. How much it ends up costing you entirely depends on how much you use it, which depends on what temperature you want your place at and how energy efficient it is.
But if you just leave you thermostat on constantly at >20C then I reckon you're going to get a pretty nasty electricity bill.
It would be sensible to keep an eye on your electricity meter and keep a tab of your daily use so you can see how much its costing you. Check your electricity contract to see how much you're paying for each unit of electricity to do the sums.
(another question is do you have 1 or 2 electricity meters? If 2 then you might be able to use an economy 10 tariff where you get cheap off-peak electricity and can heat the place up at night at lower cost - but usually this is only the case if you have storage heaters)
As it's now spring and the weather is good, it shouldn't need to be used too much.
Another thing to check is if you can independently control radiators - ie you can save a lot of money by only heating rooms you spend a lot of time in, and leaving e.g. bedroom and bathroom unheated.
As for operation, you shouldn't need to touch anything in those pictures other than the thermostat. |
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