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On a new well insulated tank, how much do you think you're gonna save
with a timer? You won't save anything until the water cools down
below the point that it would have come on. And my bet is by that
time, the timer will be about ready to turn it back on anyway. The
bottom line is that especially with an electric tank, which is
completely insulated, the water cools so slowly when it's not being
used that it isn't going to make a difference big enough to make the
installation of a timer worthwhile. And if you have to pay an
electrician to do the install, I'd bet you come out a big loser.

I think the OP already has a timer.

The function of the timer is to limit the time that water is heated to
nighttime hours.

As an example lets say he and the Mrs. take showers in the morning (day
rates) the timer prevents the tank from heating the cold water in the bottom
of the tank. When they get home from work, hot water used is still reserve
until the rates change and now the water heats.

Without the timer the hot water consumed in the morning is heated with day
rates at probably three times the price. With a 140 gallon capacity and two
people living there you should never have to pay day rates for hot water.

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Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.