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Old 09-08-10, 06:07 PM   #16
Xringer
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The timer has been installed a few days now and my wife gave it the

With the oil burner running 20 to 30 minutes at 7:30 every morning,
and the Solar PV adding some heat during the day, we seem to have
more than enough hot water to meet *our needs. (*two retirees).

I'm not sure, but it seems like we have enough HW to take at least
4 showers a day. Have not tried it on laundry day, I suspect the last
shower would be luke-warm..

Over-all, this mod was good one, that has improved our quality of life.

We won't save as much, as if we ran the boiler manually, but that
method has it's problems, when you are old and forgetful.

I was getting ready to go bowling this morning and decided take
a quick shower on the spur of the moment. Not possible with manual control.

I like the idea of the boiler firing up once a day. Just in case we need
it to heat the house in the winter.. Hopefully, it will just stay a hot water heater..
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