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Originally Posted by ham789
What are the advantages of a water heater timer?
What's the thermal time constant of a water heater?
How does shorter time help?
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For me, my WH is located inside my air conditioned space. Lost heat from my WH, means additional cooling $$$ and additional WH heating $$$. So, I have mine timed to run 30 minutes before dawn. I put a hi/low recording digital thermometer with remote sensor probe against the wall of my WH to track the temperatures, and adjusted the timing of the run cycles to fit accordingly. Mind you, my water comes out of the tap at 76°F from the cold faucet, not that ice water you folks up north have to heat up and shower with.
