Monitoring heating oil usage

Isn't that the same flaw as mentioned here?
and why it was suggested that you wire the timing meter off the boiler's thermostat:
davidoco said:
Here's an hour meter from Radionics.ie that you would wire on the cable off the stat on boiler to the burner.

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Yeah ennisjim it would be much better for you to fit that meter out at the burner, you can remove the control box and find the L and N supply coming in and wire the meter off that or fit a small junction box on the feed wire to the burner from the thermostat on the boiler.

Where you have fitted it in the UH2 you are only getting the same reading as the touchpad history.
 
Well spotted Clubman. My recollection of the thread contents are not what it should be considering I started the thread
 
Hi davidoco, thanks for hint on wiring.

Re. touchpad history... it may not be the same when there's a buffer tank (as in my case). As far as I know the history records time a stat called for heat which does not necessarily match the time the boiler was told to come on.
 

I'm not familiar with buffer tank setups. I guess the boiler feed is wired through the a stat on the buffer tank which would mess up the history allright.

With your meter now are you on the way to this sort of house. All you need now is somewhere to start posting your findings www.bwired.nl
 
Forget about counting hours lads, here is a meter that can directly measure oil usage over a short period ...


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