My housemate is in the habit of turning everthing off when not being used - switching tv off at the wall etc. He also does this with the boiler for hot water / heating. His only reason is because the pilot light is wasting gas. I was wondering if it's worth it.
2006-11-15 23:50:32 · 6 answers · asked by Eatthefrog 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
You are better off leaving the pilot light on.Although it is a small flame, it can keep the water in your boiler warmish so you don't need to run the water too much before its hot.
2006-11-16 07:30:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using the hot water daily, No its not worth it- it does of course waste gas, but it is not worth relighting it every time you want hot water. I also make sure everything is off, but not the pilot.
2006-11-15 23:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It costs us £55.52 +VAT with E-On energy just for the pilot light. It uses 1388KwHours/year
2016-05-23 08:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by Jane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cost of using a pilot light is negligible.
2006-11-15 23:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not worth the effort, it only uses about 2 cents of gas every 3 days, more trouble then it's worth
2006-11-15 23:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may cost a couple of pounds a year to leave it on
2006-11-16 00:02:44 · answer #6 · answered by robert x 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋