Hi,
a quick question. What do you usually do when you are away on a longer vacation? Do you turn off the heating completely? I’m mainly asking in terms of hot water supply. At this time of year, the heating is usually off anyway. But the hot water system keeps running, whether it’s powered by a heat pump, gas, or solely solar. The pumps keep running, which seems pointless when no one is home. And heating water for nobody... I don’t see the reason.
So my question is: what do you do when you go on vacation?
a quick question. What do you usually do when you are away on a longer vacation? Do you turn off the heating completely? I’m mainly asking in terms of hot water supply. At this time of year, the heating is usually off anyway. But the hot water system keeps running, whether it’s powered by a heat pump, gas, or solely solar. The pumps keep running, which seems pointless when no one is home. And heating water for nobody... I don’t see the reason.
So my question is: what do you do when you go on vacation?
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Bau-Schmidt31 Aug 2017 06:22The question refers more to the months of June to August. I keep the heating running.
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Caspar202031 Aug 2017 08:16Bau-Schmidt schrieb:
The question is more about the months of June to August. I keep the heating on.If you read carefully, the heating itself is not the main concern for the original poster, but rather the unnecessary supply of hot water. @raffa: Have you checked if your heating system has a vacation mode? Also, how old is your heating system?
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Knallkörper31 Aug 2017 09:45Depending on the length of the vacation, I would suggest performing a thermal disinfection afterwards. If the temperature remains between 40 and 25°C (104 and 77°F) for several days, these are ideal conditions for Legionella bacteria.
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Caspar202031 Aug 2017 10:10Knallkörper schrieb:
Depending on how long the vacation lasts, I would recommend performing a thermal disinfection afterward. Temperatures between 40 and 25 degrees Celsius (104 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit) for several days create ideal conditions for Legionella bacteria.Most heating systems, at least the ones I know, run on a weekly cycle...
I’m fairly certain that my heating system doesn’t have a vacation mode.
Since we’ve been traveling in spring and autumn over the past few years, I lowered the flow temperature by 5°C (9°F). This way, the heating would only turn on during really cold weather.
I was less consistent with the hot water. Depending on the length of the trip, I either left it running, turned it down, or switched it off completely. However, our heating system doesn’t have a hot water storage tank, so it’s only partly comparable.
Since we’ve been traveling in spring and autumn over the past few years, I lowered the flow temperature by 5°C (9°F). This way, the heating would only turn on during really cold weather.
I was less consistent with the hot water. Depending on the length of the trip, I either left it running, turned it down, or switched it off completely. However, our heating system doesn’t have a hot water storage tank, so it’s only partly comparable.
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