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Final Tip from Hot Water Heater Analysis

By Solar energy | October 24, 2008

Final Tip from Hot Water Heater Analysis

Now here’s the best energy efficient tip for my hot water heater. Install a timer on the heater. Set that timer to come on only to heat water when you need it.

Our auditor sets his water heater timer to heat water only four hours each evening. This little trick provides his family of three with plenty of water for evening and morning use. They wash clothes in cold water using Cold Water Tide.

We set our timer to come on two hours each morning and two hours each evening. So far we have not run out of hot water. Although I occasionally wash clothes in warm water, we still have plenty of hot water for dishes and showers.

You can get this nifty little timer for your hot water heater at you local Home Depot.

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