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[doo_hicky]

Well I have enough evidence now to say without a doubt that my electric bill is half of what it usually was before this heating season.  All I did was turn OFF my electric hot water heater.  My HWH is a newer(3yr old) unit so I believe that it is efficient.  I am still shocked to see that much of a difference.

These last 4 months my usage and payout have been cut in half!!!

Oh happy days!!!

Now to decide to whether or not to purchase a tankless electric hwh?

Mike

[AirForcePOL]

Wow that's crazy you saved that much by just turning it off.   When I buy my next boiler I'm going to heat my dhw too.   I have an electric water heater also and our electric rates are a little over  .13 kwh.  It should be worth it for me too!

[Muskoka98]

I have mine turned off since Oct. 1st when my unit was fired up.  Can not use all of the hot water it produces.
 

[mlappin]

Well I have enough evidence now to say without a doubt that my electric bill is half of what it usually was before this heating season.  All I did was turn OFF my electric hot water heater.  My HWH is a newer(3yr old) unit so I believe that it is efficient.  I am still shocked to see that much of a difference.

These last 4 months my usage and payout have been cut in half!!!

Oh happy days!!!

Now to decide to whether or not to purchase a tankless electric hwh?

Mike

How new has your electric water heater? Is the space it's in heated?

I can't say with having some of the farm on single phase that dropping our electric water in favor of gas caused the bill to drop by half made a big difference but it was noticeable. Getting rid of the electric clothes dryer and electric stove in favor of gas made a quite noticeable difference. Combine all three, stove/dryer/water heater and it makes a big difference by the end of the year.

My nat gas bill is higher in the summer when the boiler is out than the winter.

[doo_hicky]

M, about 3 years old and it is one of those energy saver ones.  It is in heated finished basement in the laundry room.

[mlappin]

M, about 3 years old and it is one of those energy saver ones.  It is in heated finished basement in the laundry room.

Wow, a big difference then. I've helped my uncle remodel a few places and the owners would complain about their electric bill. Old tired electric water heater in a barely heated basement, no insulation on the pipes, etc.

The wife has family in England, they pay roughly 2-3 times as much for electricity as I do, but then they have electric stoves, electric ovens, electric kettles to heat the water for tea/coffee, etc. But then they heat with nat gas. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but when in Rome.