Water Heater Effiency
We use our hot water for dishes and showers in the morning and dishes at night. It seems like a waste of propane to leave the heater on when were not using hot water. I realize it takes time and propa...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
I don't turn my water heater ON/OFF at home either.
BUT that is why things have on/off switches......owner can choose when to use.
A friend of mine, a wealthy guy, once asked me why the gas and power company is billing him the same every time he comes home after wintering a few months in Thailand. I showed him a button on his heater that specifically said "vacation" :). Not totally Off, but some energy-saving mode. The guy was heating all his water for months, while not needing it. It was probably "pennies" compared to his wealth, but he was glad to stop the losses. When a "take it easy" approach is more important than energy and money saving, then it's more important to that particular person and there isn't much use discussing it. On an off-grid camps I'm trying to identify such rigs and park as far away as possible from them, because the same approach they use to other loads and energy sources as well, and as a result are running their generators more than others.
