How to save money on your electric bill
Did you know that you can save a significant amount of money if you simply shut off the power for your water heater?
Yes, its true. I have been doing this for a few years now and it has proved great savings on my bill monthly.
Shutting off the water heater at the circuit breaker every day can save you at least 20 bucks a month on your bill. I live in Florida and I run my AC ALL summer long but I my average electric bill has never been over $90 bucks. Before doing this money saving tip I would have a bill about $120 or so. Of course those months when it is cold and there is no need for the AC unit to run, my bill is even less. Yes of course savings will be determined by the square footage, occupants and age of the house. But lets face it, any savings would be a great thing.
When you are ready for hot water, most time the water that’s in the heater before you turned it off is still heated so you can use that but if you are in need of more hot water just click the power back on and in 15 minutes or so hot water will be restored. I practice this tip everyday and only use HOT water when I need it. When I first learned this tip I had 3 in my household. I still do this till this day and it’s only me. Hope this is helpful.
We all want to make money, not waste it unnecessarily!
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Yaya
Hello, @burgundiilane,
That is a great and very useful tip. I hope many readers see it and benefit from your suggestion.
I'll add a little commentary. I used to do this many years ago. Eventually, your circuit breaker may fail. However, the cost of replacing the circuit breaker is going to be considerably less than your savings on power.
There is an "inconvenience cost" especially if you have multiple people in the household, but as you've pointed out, it doesn't take too long to get the water back up to temperature.
If you want to go "whole hog," you can add a timer or a remote control to the circuit. That way, if you keep a regular schedule, you can have the water ready and hot when you wake up, and have it automatically shut down after you leave for school, work, or whatever.
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I agree with @creatr, this is an excellent tip @burgundiilane. Thank you for sharing this with us. I switch off all the sockets in my house at night but it never occurred to me to do it with the water heater. ;)
Thanks again!
Oh thank you for sharing that information. I definitely appreciate it. Especially the timer, I will look more into that as well. Luckily for me, I am able to keep the power off longer periods of time because even when it is very hot the water that comes thru the tap is still pleasantly warm without the water heater being on. I imagine probably because I have a water system sitting dead center of the rays of the sun on the side of my house. Just me guess. Thanks again.
You're very welcome, friend.