Water Heater test

[ceagle]

Currently trying a test for the month to find out the electric costs. Have turned off the electric water heater for the month to do so, (& taking my bird baths elsewhere to do so, not to worry) ;> ... Anyways, with the water heater on (last month) I was seeing about 16 kwh, and with it off so far it's about 5 kwh ... so that thing takes about 1/4 to 1/3 of the monthly power. The refrigerator likely takes most of the rest, since the lights are all CFLs.

So... what to do? I guess consider one or two of those on-demand small water heaters someday I s'pose. And a smaller fridge :>

Comments

[rustyfox.livejournal.com]

How do you run out of on-demand hot water? Or are the on-demand heaters you guys are talking about somehow profoundly different to the on-demand boilers I know about?

And what are the special requirements? I'm only familiar with UK domestic heating systems, but the requirements have always been 15mm cold water intake, and 22mm natural gas (or LPG) inlet. Those sizes (or their close imperial equivalents) have been standard since forever here. I'm curious as to what might be different about US boilers/heaters and plumbing standards.