"geezer" wrote in message
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What with the escalating cost of electricity, it strikes me maybe I
can save some bucks by putting a timer on my hot water heater.
I could set it to heat HW only when needed (assuming Frau and I can
regulate our needs). Certainly it could be off, say, midnight to
wake-up. Maybe I am dreaming here?

I wonder:
(1) Do they make 220V timers? Are they expensive?
(2) Would I save enough to make it worthwhile? After all, there is
the cost of the timer as well as insulation to wrap to HWH itself.
(3) I would think it would consume more electricity to re-heat the
water each cycle as opposed to maintaining the heat, once hot. Am I
wrong?

Thanks

Geezer

You'd be better off by turning down the heater a bit and adding a insulation
jacket on it and the HW pipes (if the runs are long). I would think you'd
need HW every day.
John