Electrical Usage when Camping
just curious since electrical costs especially here in Ontario are astronomical who leaves their ac and water heater on constantly? we shut off the ac except when we're actually in the trailer f...
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Hi,
Exactly, and it will cycle every four hours from those losses, using about 1.8 kwh per day just keeping the water hot. That is with zero water use when the ambient temperature was 22 C (72 f).
Where in my post do I mention a "timer"? I did a three day experiment to come up with those figures. The heater in question is a 10 gallon unit. It takes 90 minutes to reach the first cycle and draws 1200 watts.
I find that if I turn it on for 30 minutes the water is warm enough for a shower. After the showers are done, and breakfast dishes washed and cleaned, I turn off for the rest of the day. The water remains hot enough to do the supper dishes.
Exactly, and it will cycle every four hours from those losses, using about 1.8 kwh per day just keeping the water hot. That is with zero water use when the ambient temperature was 22 C (72 f).
Where in my post do I mention a "timer"? I did a three day experiment to come up with those figures. The heater in question is a 10 gallon unit. It takes 90 minutes to reach the first cycle and draws 1200 watts.
I find that if I turn it on for 30 minutes the water is warm enough for a shower. After the showers are done, and breakfast dishes washed and cleaned, I turn off for the rest of the day. The water remains hot enough to do the supper dishes.
Lynnmor wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
The water heater cycles every 4 hours and runs for 15 minutes. That works out to wasting about 1.8 kwh per day.Lynnmor wrote:
The water heater won't use much more if left on, the only added electricity usage would be to make up for the heat that escapes thru the insulation.
There is absolutely no timer on a water heater. The thermostat turns on the heating element when the water temperature drops to a certain point. That temperature drop, when water isn't being used, is from heat escaping thru the insulation and other areas.
