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This is becoming quite common in Finland (thanks to insanely high spot prices of electricity). Shelly is usually used to do the automation. Note that the water
by nawitus 4y ago
This is becoming quite common in Finland (thanks to insanely high spot prices of electricity). Shelly is usually used to do the automation. Note that the water is not heated "hotter than necessary" but rather water is heated up to the max amount when the price is cheap.
Traditionally water heaters were only on at night.
- bombcar 4y agoYeah the "max amount" can vary - I have mine set higher than "you should" to prevent Legionnaires' disease and then have a mixer that reduces the temperature back to safe for the house. https://www.amazon.com/Cash-Acme-Thermostatic-Temperature-Application/dp/B01CIRY99A/ https://www.amazon.com/Cash-Acme-Thermostatic-Temperature-Ap... That's a very low tech solution that could take some advantage, and thermal mass of water is pretty high, especially if the tank is well insulated.