EcoRenovator - View Single Post - standby losses from the hotwater tank add up

Piwoslaw · 01-17-11, 02:57 PM

With a small amount of insulation, the difference won't be grand, but if the heater cycles on once every 3:00h-3:10h instead of every 2:50h-3:00h, then you should be saving something like 8% while in standby. Not bad

01-17-11, 02:57 PM	#7
Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 961 Thanks: 188 Thanked 110 Times in 86 Posts	With a small amount of insulation, the difference won't be grand, but if the heater cycles on once every 3:00h-3:10h instead of every 2:50h-3:00h, then you should be saving something like 8% while in standby. Not bad __________________ Ecorenovation - the bottomless piggy bank that tries to tame the energy hog.