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MidnightR
OK I have a boiler & a tank. There are four pipes coming out of my boiler, two are very hot, two are cold (well neutral). My bills are very expensive at the moment and I think its because every time we want the heating on (radiators) the tank is heated up too. My understanding is the central heating and tank heating (for baths etc) are completely separate, however I cannot find any way to turn the tank off.
The boiler only has the option to turn it off (for everything), change its temperature, and turn it on/off at a set time. There are not two timers for heating & water just one central timer.
All the radiators have thermostats & there is a thermostat on the water tank too (although I'm not sure what that does? I've just turned it down to see if it makes a difference). There is also a sort of valve closure next to the water tank (basically a bit of metal comes out then down like an L shape with the I part covered in plastic, I can turn it but again not sure what it does).
Any suggestions?
EDIT: The valve near the water tank is like this:
The boiler only has the option to turn it off (for everything), change its temperature, and turn it on/off at a set time. There are not two timers for heating & water just one central timer.
All the radiators have thermostats & there is a thermostat on the water tank too (although I'm not sure what that does? I've just turned it down to see if it makes a difference). There is also a sort of valve closure next to the water tank (basically a bit of metal comes out then down like an L shape with the I part covered in plastic, I can turn it but again not sure what it does).
Any suggestions?
EDIT: The valve near the water tank is like this:
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