Yet another reason to proof read your pots.
::unplugs computer from the internet::
reprise - I’m not sure I understand you correctly - here in the U.S., we don’t buy hot water, we buy water and heat it ourselves. Do you get hot water from an outside source?
StG
Silly person,
REPRISE was refering to the ELECTRIC peak rates and when would be the best (cheapest) time to have his heater come on.
Sailor, In my building we have had water heaters break over time. The guy who makes his living replacing them says they eventually do this because they are glass lined and eventually the (something- lining?) gets brittle or old or weak or yadda yadda.
Then he goes on to say the problem is often made worse if people shut off their heaters frequently. This made sense to me, what with the expantion/contraction cycle that the whole thing endures every time water goes from cold to hot and back to cold.
Do you think this guy is BS’ing me? Wouldn’t it be better (structurally) for the tank to stay at a constant temperature? Bare’s $20 monthly saving is impressive, but if this shortens the lifespan of the tank and eventually causes it to burst, might not be worth it.
2nd problem I have: If putting the water heater on a timer would result in such wonderful savings, why doesn’t the manufacturer build them into the device? The consumer could set the duty cycle to suit their lifestyle.
In most cases people dont want their heater off EVER. Many homes have children and people with abnormal schedules. Also the inconvenience of altering your schedule to line up with the hot water supply, and or always changing the timer to line up with your schedules is a bit of a hassle. Many people wont care about the relatively small savings. A timer would add to the cost of the heater.