Electric water heater: OK to turn it off?

[Seaplane Pilot]

I think it would be easier to move to Florida.....

[John Mercier]

Is Florida providing free hot water?

[tis]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

I think it would be easier to move to Florida.....

Me too! I am amazed there is so much to say about heating with wood and water heaters.

[SailinAway]

Originally Posted by tis

Me too! I am amazed there is so much to say about heating with wood and water heaters.

Why wouldn't there be? Entire books have been written on these topics and people make their living with wood heat and water heaters. For your entertainment:

https://microbiomejournal.biomedcent...168-015-0134-1

[ApS]

Originally Posted by John Mercier

Is Florida providing free hot water?

In one one sense--yes!

Florida's city water comes out of the ground much warmer!

Originally Posted by tis

Sailin, is this a hobby for you?

It is a hobby for me!

With three houses, three woodstoves, three water heaters--two using lake water--I try to share my efforts to keep inflating costs to a minimum.

One house has county-supplied water, which kills bacteria. A water heater which heats only 15 minutes a day--using the breaker--doesn't have time to grow deadly bacteria.

Downstairs, I source my clothes washer through both hot and cold water faucets, although only cold water reaches the washing machine. Put another way--except for the 15 minutes for showering, the water heater stores only cold water in it.

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If you have a need for regular use of a dishwasher machine, then saving utility costs in this manner will always appear cumbersome.

I like beating the system!