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E7 Quartz water heating control question.

  • 13-09-2015 10:47am
    #1
    paulb06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    I have one of those timers in my 1 bed apt. At the moment we just turn the switch on at night rates (12am) and turn it off in the morning when we wake and we've got hot water all day.

    My question is, would it be more beneficial if we didn't do this and just turned the 'boost' on for an hour to heat the water up whenever we wanted a shower or does this eat electricity? My plan is to monitor the units used both ways soon but just wondering what other people who have this timer do themselves?


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  • #2
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Having had one before, we noticed a huge drop in our electricity bill by only using the boost for half an hour whenever anyone needed a quick shower. But that can be a bit of a problem if you want a shower first thing in the morning.
    In the end we changed it out for a Grasslin Ecosave which allowed us to time it on / off for whenever we wanted while still having a boost facility.


  • #3
    paulb06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭paulb06


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    Having had one before, we noticed a huge drop in our electricity bill by only using the boost for half an hour whenever anyone needed a quick shower. But that can be a bit of a problem if you want a shower first thing in the morning.
    In the end we changed it out for a Grasslin Ecosave which allowed us to time it on / off for whenever we wanted while still having a boost facility.

    Great thanks for that. We'll gauge it and see how it's goes. I've noticed it only takes about 20 mins after the boost is turned on that the water gets hot enough for a shower. So maybe getting up 20 mins earlier to pop the boost on might be the way forward!


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