My guess is that turning down the water heater might save some electricity if you could turn it off for an extended period if you are away from home for a week or more, but hardly for a few hours a day. Also, some of this stuff is about lifestyle, isn't it? Sometimes we choose the convenience of having stuff that takes some electricity. My computer draws some electricity all the time, but if I leave it disconnected from power the battery on the motherboard goes dead. Also, I'm not likely to unplug my washing machine every time, just because it has a little panel light that comes on occasionally. Blessings, Tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Fowle Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical power uses cut
I also don't buy the hot water heater idea. When you turn the thermostat back up, it has to bring the entire tank of water back up to temperature and I'd bet that uses more energy than leaving it hot. I don't think our 30 year old gas hot water heater ever comes on without usage. Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
