If I leave the system 'ON' at all times (and don't utilize the timer), what's the energy usage equivalent?
1086762
I can't answer that directly. I've had mine in for less than a month. I can tell you that it's not necessary to have it on all the time. I programmed mine to run constantly in the mornings and evenings when the water gets heavy use in our house. For the time in between I have set it to go on and off every 15 minutes. I work from home and use the water fairly often at those times. I have noticed no real difference than when it's running full time at peak hours. There is also no reason to have it running in the middle of the night. I look at it more from a longevity of the pump perspective than an energy perspective. I don't think they use that much energy to run, but the pump (any pump) has a life span. The only reason I may run mine at night is for winter. The farthest pipes from the water heater are on an outside wall. A well-insulated outside wall, but if we get sub-zero temps like we did last year I may run every half hour or so at night just to keep the pipe warm.
199995
I just leave mine ON all the time. I don't think it has a 'standby' mode per se - at least I don't think it does - but doesn't seem to matter.
2156894
I leave it on all night (about 10-11 hours run time per evening/night), so I guess that would be the equivalent. It has a button for low, one for medium, then both pressed for high with a dial that goes from 1-5. There is also a safe heat feature where it shuts off if the device overheats.
445056
Yah it will shut off of left unattended for long periods. Not sure of the exact cutoff time period
2235123
Typically I leave it on. If I know I'm not going to use it for a while (days) , I turn it off.
1065570
Turn OFF the unit and leave it plugged in to the wall outlet to be in Standby mode.
378364
We turn ours on and off to save energy. Turn on 15 mins prior. Works great.
1598845
You set it by the time, so for each time period you decide if you want the power on or off. I think it's 15 min intervals
1392991
I can double check, but from memory, it is always on. The battery consumption is so minimal that it doesn't need to shut off.
1013529
No, if you disconnect power you must manually turn it on. Cannot use it with an external timer.
152640
It depends on the draw. If it's a computer at rest or hibernating, you might get 30 min. Less power draw, more time. You can set it to shut down the computer at a percentage of remaining battery power. I have mine set to 20% remaining. You have to download software from Tripp Lite to enable this feature, but it protects from hard shutdown. If it's a spike or a short power loss, the computer won't even notice and won't shut down. Great system. I have my satellite box (no reboot) and my phone answering machine plugged in.DO NOT!!! plug in a laser printer!!!
1712885
If you want your laptop to come on at the same time everyday YES there is a way to do that without hitting the power button. No one seems to mention this. Go to Energy Saver in Sys Prefs then into Schedule. Do nothing but set a time to WAKE. Completely shut off the laptop (not sleep nor spin down just plain OFF). Plug in power cord and of course make sure power cord is plugged into an AC source.At the desired time laptop will fully boot!Now I wish there was a remote that could turn it off without the power button.
669451
Sure, it's like leaving any light on. Don't think about it much. I've had no problems at 18 hours a day for months at a time. It's a nice little unit.
1821748
I know that you can change the length of time that the system stays on but I don't know if you can turn off the timer.
273104
Sorry I don't really know. I have a habit of always just unplugging it as soon as I'm done so its automatically on next time I plug it in. Lol
923280
Rian Ketter is correct. The timer is optional. I have used the timer only because I occasionally forgot to turn off the heater before I went upstairs to go to bed--and was way annoyed with myself when I came down the next morning and the thing was still running. Waste of electricity!
1807188
No, but it doesn't need one. Power consumption is exyremely low when it is on standby.