it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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i am sure your power company can provide you withthe hardware necesary to provide you the cheapest possible power for your hot water cylinder.If you can feel the cylinder is actually warm then an extra layer of insulation will definetly help to minimize that loss.If you can feel its warm thats lost heat.Put a cylinder wrap and ask your power company for the plan you want.
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My first electricity bill in my present house was $489 and we were freezing cold.
Four years later, my bill for the same time of year is $265 and we are now comfortale 24 x 7.
Fitting a timer on the hot water cylinder and electric towel rails was a good start towards saving money. I recon it saved around $40-$50 per month. I already had them, so they cost me nothing and I simply wired them into the existing switch.
Turning off the Spa Pool heater, which the previous owners left on, helped too
before you make the change trial the 11pm to 7am heating to make sure it fits your household requirement, as a number of ppl who wish to change to nite heating for hot water realise it may not suit .. there may also be a nite boost meter that also comes on between approx 1 -4pm to boost the cylinder for evening showers etc
with day/night metering the day rate is quite high so ensure you also set dishwashers & other house hold appliance to come on after 11pm or before 7am as you auto change to that nite rate (day rate comes on at 7am)
depending on your meter board, current meter set up, and whats available via your network you may be able to have a seperate nite meter or nite boost to soley run the cylinder.
definitely have a chat to your power co & see whats available, and find out cost to either change your meter set up or add another meter & see if its viable. also do not forget to ask if there is a change to your daily line charge as well
what is your current meter set up (on the back page of your bill)
Have to Karma ... Justice catches up eventually !!
lol just the opposite, instant esp with the infinity system and continous, with the elect hot water system the hot water being used is constantly being filled with cold once it reaches a certain temp it would come on & reheat
also 45 is far to low a temp it should be as Virago stated
if you have a large household I am not sure that nite only heating would be sufficient & highly recommend trialling it for at least a week before making those changes
Have to Karma ... Justice catches up eventually !!
They are even more expensive than solar water heats (I think the price was $8k). There is no way they would save $8k in power, so they are not worthwhile in my case.
The problem is that they use a lot of energy to do the heating. If you have a small number of users they work out great. If you have a lot of users they work out to be much more expensive.
No. The energy required to heat a litre of water is a constant. It doesn't matter where that energy comes from; electricity, gas, solar, geothermal, whatever. All that differs is the cost of that energy, and the efficiency with which it can be stored and transferred to the water.
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