Turn off Propone Water Heater to Save $$

08-19-2009, 09:34 AM	#1
phillyd2 Newbie   Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 12	Turn off Propone Water Heater to Save $$ Single guy living in 3000+ sft home with a Bradford White Defender Safety System Propane Water Heater (40 gallon I think). Since the only real hot water used / needed is for a 10 min shower every morning does it make sense to shut it off before going to work in the morning and turning it back on say at 6 pm every evening to save money or will it use more propane to heat up than to leave it on 24/7 to maintain the temperature? I know that a on demand system would make more sense but that would be down the road.

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08-20-2009, 01:44 AM	#2
plumber Jim Member   Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 350	Turn off Propone Water Heater to Save $$ I don't think you will lose that much heat from standby to make that a good idea. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-20-2009, 07:02 AM	#3
Just Bill Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 3,097	Turn off Propone Water Heater to Save $$ I agree. You need to keep the pilot on to reduce rusting problems, and turning it down during the day will not save much.

08-20-2009, 11:24 AM	#4
majakdragon Member   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,670	Turn off Propone Water Heater to Save $$ What you save by turning it off will be lost when it has to heat the whole tank later. __________________ If you have never made a mistake, you haven't done much.