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Try
it free.
 Get 1 month free
electricity
each year forever.*
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Here's
how to try a water heater timer
for free:
1.
Your electric hot water heater can be turned off using the
30 Amp circuit breaker.
2.
For two months, turn off the breaker while sleeping and
while at work. Be stingy.
3.
Check the difference on your electric bill.
What about my GAS water heater? click here
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Plan ahead:
> A
shower uses 6-8 gallons hot water > a bath uses 13-15
gallons hot water.
> For
shower, turn on electric water heater for 15-25 minutes.
> For
bath, turn on electric water heater for 45-60 minutes.
> Don't use circuit breaker as a switch month-after-month or
it will wear out. Circuit breakers can be replaced <>
best
long-term solution is to install a Timer or switch shown here see.
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Your
water heater turns on-and-off 24 hours a day keeping water
hot. A timer
stops the constant on-off of water heater and lets you control
expenses.
> A
timer
prolongs
life of heater
and works on any - old or new - electric water heater
>When
heater is finally replaced, the timer is not affected
and continues working with no change.
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Read more: Is
a timer right for me?
Can you schedule hot water use?
Let’s be frank.
> A Water Heater Timer is a good idea.
> It is a new idea for most.
> It requires changing how we think about hot water.
Everyone
shops for lowest cost electricity. People turn off extra lights.
And everyone agrees
that a
timer is a good idea. But barriers exist.
People
expect
always-ready hot water. We resist the idea of planning for hot water
and prefer old habits to new ones. American homes have one (or
more)
water heaters that run full-time keeping water hot-n-ready. Some homes have circulation pumps for immediate hot water at
each faucet.
A staggering amount of energy is spent delivering the ideal of plenty.
Times have changed. We can't sustain the same energy consumption as before. More homes and
businesses are built each day. The demand for
electricity is growing, coal and gas vary in price, the grid needs
overhaul, so prices will go up.
As a result, we have to change.
But change is slow, in ordinary
times.
For example,
programmable thermostats for your
heat-AC
came on the market in the late 1970s. Yet programmable thermostats did not become standard
until
the mid-to-late 1990’s. In the past, it took 15 years for a good idea
to take
root.
Change is
faster today.
A Water
Heater Timer lets you
control electric costs, and protect yourself for the future. |
