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Heating water, especially with electric water heaters, can be a significant percentage of residential energy use. Water heaters are intended to keep temperature at a set level at all times, yet most households don’t require hot water 24 hours a day. A timer switch can be installed that will allow the water heater to provide hot water only when needed.

The first step in using this strategy is to find out if it would be beneficial. Keep track of water usage over a couple of weeks, taking note of when family members take showers and use the bathroom for getting ready.Check out this link here. Also take note of other tasks that require hot water such as cleaning dishes and doing laundry. Some families have chaotic schedules and this may not be possible, but most families will probably find that there are only a couple of short periods of time each day that require hot water, and schedules can be adjusted slightly if necessary to fit within those short windows.

Night time is an obvious period when most families don’t need hot water, and for many, the same will be true for the daytime when everyone is away at work or school. Keeping the hot water heater inactive for these periods makes sense and lowers energy bills.

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