what does a timer do on a hot water heater do?
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Shuts off power for as many hours per day as you would like. Useful if your power is cheaper during the night or if you have solar hot water and you want them to bear the bulk of the "cost" of heating water early in the day with electricity being used to heat water only if the solar panels don't produce sufficiently say by 2PM or so. Also, even if the above doesn't apply for you, why have hot water losing heat while you asleep... in other words, heat the water when you need it rather than around the clock. It may seem like saving chicken-feed but water heaters consume a lot of electricity -- so it's wise to heat the water about the time you need it and at no other times. Shuts off power for as many hours per day as you would like. Useful if your power is cheaper during the night or if you have solar hot water and you want them to bear the bulk of the "cost" of heating water early in the day with electricity being used to heat water only if the solar panels don't produce sufficiently say by 2PM or so. Also, even if the above doesn't apply for you, why have hot water losing heat while you asleep... in other words, heat the water when you need it rather than around the clock. It may seem like saving chicken-feed but water heaters consume a lot of... » Read More Shuts off power for as many hours per day as you would like. Useful if your power is cheaper during the night or if you have solar hot water and you want them to bear the bulk of the "cost" of heating water early in the day with electricity being used to heat water only if the solar panels don't produce sufficiently say by 2PM or so. Also, even if the above doesn't apply for you, why have hot water losing heat while you asleep... in other words, heat the water when you need it rather than around the clock. It may seem like saving chicken-feed but water heaters consume a lot of electricity -- so it's wise to heat the water about the time you need it and at no other times. « Show Less
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What everyone else has told you here is true. The only thing I would add is that you may want to play w/ the time in order to fine tune it. I have an 80gal. tank, & have it come on for 1.5hrs in the morning about 6am & again at 6pm. This satisfies all our needs for the day. If you have a cheaper rate at night, time it to come on for the amount of time you determine so that it goes off at the time the rate does too. If the heater is satisfied before the time is up, it won't be on anyway...Remember to reset the clock after a noticeable power outage however!!!
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It turns it on and off at specific times so you are not heating water all day long unnecessarily. I turn mine in from 7am to 9 am to cover morning showers. That way it is not maintaining that hot water every time you use it. It actually stays hot enough all day anyway. If I plan to run dishwasher or washing machine, it is very easy to turn on manually for those occasions.
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Allows you to determine how long the heater is on, saving some electricity when its off.
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yes. it has 3 options: low heat, medium heat, and full power (low + medium on), and a mechanical thermostat. so, if you put it on a timer when turned on, it should work. one important thing to watch out for, though- heaters use a lot of power, so you'd want a timer that can handle that kind of service load. i think most timers are designed for lights and other low power loads.
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The timer is a count down timer. It does not have a real time clock. To use it you need to turn the heater on and then set the runt time 1hr, 2hr, etc. You cannot use it like an alarm clock.
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manual for similar timer found on following link: http://waterheatertimer.org/Programmable.html#TMD
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The timer runs on the power provided at the receptacle it's plugged into. The timer will stop any time the power goes off, since it has no internal mechanism to keep it running. When the power comes back on, the timer will start up again, but its setting will be off by the amount of time the power was off. To maintain the appliance ON/OFF times you want, you will need to reset the timer dial to the correct time every time there has been a significant power interrupt.
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I believe it monitors the current consumption of the pump. When the pump isn't pumping water, the current is reduced. There's also some timers, the timer duration adapts over time based on the current consumption.
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When the handle is in the "up" position the heating element is turned off. If there is time left on the timer it will continue its countdown until it gets to zero even though no heat is being produced. When the handle is down, power is supplied to the heating element if there is time set on the timer. When the timer gets to zero, power to the heating element is shut off. If you set too much time on the timer you can just raise the handle to shut off the power when you reach the desired cooking time and let the timer run down. HTH
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It does not have that feature. It has 2 "ON" clips and 2 "OFF" clips. You put the "ON" clip on the 24hr dial where you want it to turn on and then put the OFF where you want the off. For example this is how I have it setup which is pretty much like a sunrise/subset feature. My timer turns my water heater on at 5:30am and then turns it off at 10:30am. Then turned it back on at 6pm and off at 11pm. This worked to be able to have hot water in the mornings for showers and such and then hot water after we get home for dinner and whatever else. I hope this helps.
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It is a very simple mechanical timer. It will stop the flow of water when the timer runs down. I don't see why it wouldn't work...
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You could adjust your hose flow for the volume, there is no timer function. It's a pretty simple set up. It measures the water flow. Be sure to buy spare batteries as soon as you get it. I'm only using about one and a half a season, but they go out with zip for warning.
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It has the option to program your schedule during the whole week. For instance, to maintain hot water in my houses the timer turns on the water heater at 7 am, 3pm and 8pm every day. I hope the information is useful.
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Depends on how long you set the timer. It will continously produce a good amount of steam based upon the time you set.
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It has a built in temperature sensor that turns it off when the hot water reaches it.
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I am looking for a heater with a timer and found this one on Amazon that has an "on" timer where you can set the time of day. Haven't purchased it so can't comment on how it works. Holmes Digital Bathroom Heater Fan with Pre-Heat Timer and Max Heat Output, HFH436WGL-UM
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There are 5 settings for Timer control,they go as follows.1.Unit works continuously. Automatically stops when water level drops too low.2. Unit works continuously for 2 hours and will automatically stop.3. Unit disperses for 5 seconds and rests for 40 seconds.4. Unit disperses for 15 seconds and rests for 50 seconds.5. Unit disperses for 30 minutes and rests for 15 minutes.
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The timer starts counting down when pressure seals the gasket and the vent. If these don't seal then timer does not count down.
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This timer is a simple set the time to water. Mine has worked very well and does shut off as expected. This one does not have a multiple program capability.