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Originally Posted by Bob45
It's been 5 months since your post. I am wondering if you put a timer on your HW tank. If so, what are the savings?
Thanks,
Bob
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Bob, A follow up to your question. We had a SECO energy audit done yesterday and found it very helpful. It is possible we can reduce our yearly electrical costs by maybe 18% if we follow all suggestions, but that is my calculation based on our bills.
In regards to the water heater timer SECO does recommend one being installed. The auditor suggested only having the water heater come on in the am for 2 - 4 hours and at 120 degrees. If we did that we then could realize a savings of about 50% of what the tag on the water heater says. The tag on our heater estimates a yearly cost of $520 to operate it but the suggested timer could cut that to about $250 or so. Only problem with that is we prefer the temp at 140 so our savings will be slightly less. We do plan on installing one but probably will not do it until after the 1st of the year.