Hi. I am new to forums so please bear with me.......Could anybody offer some advise on Central Heating boiler settings. I have a 14 year old Ideal Classic gas boiler and cannot decide if it is more economical to have the boiler thermostat setting turned down low or up high in these cold winter months. I have thermostats on most of my radiators that are mostly on a high setting, and the thermostat on my hot water tank is set at 60 degrees. I have had the boiler setting turned down low over the past week and the house generally is OK but am I burning more gas this way ? Any advise would be appreciated......
Central Heating Boiler Setting for Economy
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If you have a room thermostat then you are better having the boiler thermostat high and control the temperature with the room thermostat to the desired temperature that you want. If you have the boiler turned down low then it will take longer for the radiators to heat your property to the temperature that you have set on your room thermostat. (But to be honest the difference in your gas bill would not be a big amount)
Most economical setting of all = Off 
But seriously the advice above makes most sense otherwise with the boiler set low it will always be trying to play catch-up to keep the house at a reasonable temperature and potentially may never reach your target temperature in very cold snaps, so will be constantly firing.
But seriously the advice above makes most sense otherwise with the boiler set low it will always be trying to play catch-up to keep the house at a reasonable temperature and potentially may never reach your target temperature in very cold snaps, so will be constantly firing.
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