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Re: Get Water Heater Switch... Save Planet.
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:36 pmby A Person
Congrats. You can buy a 12 pack of beer and drink it knowing you have done something to improve the planet.
That sounds more sarky than I intended. Lots of small things add up.
When I visited my mum I checked her bills and the savings would have been negligible ($5 max). Since she's renting an apartment I didn't bother installing the timer
Re: Get Water Heater Switch... Save Planet.
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:53 pmby Liv
Well time will ultimately tell, just to make sure it wasn't because of less laundry, etc....
Hopefully the savings will remain....
I'm going to try and pick up a water heater blanket when I get a chance, and see if we can further it.
Re: Get Water Heater Switch... Save Planet.
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Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:58 pmby Guest
Been using a similar system for years now. I have a family of three and save $30 - 40 a month on my electric bill.
Only downside is not having hot water on demand, but a 5 - 15 minute wait isn't hurting anyone.
Re: Get Water Heater Switch... Save Planet.
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Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:50 pmby Liv
Glad to hear it, so far it has been the most dramatic thing I've done to conserve energy so far. Wish I would have done it four years ago now, would have meant a lot of money in my pocket.
Re: Get Water Heater Switch... Save Planet.
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:58 pmby Shinrin
So, why not just flip the breaker off instead of installing a lightswitch? I have a breaker specifically for the water heater, located inside my home.
Re: Get Water Heater Switch... Save Planet.
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:01 pmby Liv
Breakers aren't meant to be switched on and off, multiple times throughout the day. I wouldn't want to wake up one morning and not have any hot water. Worse yet I'd be standing their naked with a breaker that now needs replacing.
Furthermore, since my breaker box is on the outside of the house, I generally do not feel like tramping though the outside yard at 6:00 AM to take a shower.