"PanHandler" wrote in message
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This is my original post:
What about me?
My WH is on for one hour daily (manually, when I get up in the AM). I take
my shower and wash dishes, then shut it off. There's still enough residual
hot water during the day for hand washing, etc. My clothes washer is only
used with cold water.

Reread the above and try again. No timer. It's off until the next morning.
Simple question - Compared to being on all the time, how could it NOT save me
substantially if
it only runs thirty hours a month compared to cycling for thirty days?

The biggest saving will be because you turn it off after you shower, before it
reheats. So heat loss will be less for the whole day. Turn it off BEFORE you
shower, and you will save even more, assuming the water is hot enough to finish
your shower.