I am trying to cut back on my electrictiy expenses and I am wondering if I would save electricity by only having my hot water tank on for a few hours at a time. I live alone and there is not a lot of hot water used throughout the day. I doubt I even empty the tank half way each day.
You'll save a lot more by investing in a smaller tank.
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Small white particles have been clogging the faucet filters in my water system and restricting the flow. I hav ... |
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I have noisy pipes that have a high pitched hum to them whenever I flush the third floor toilet or if multiple ... |
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Lately when the cold water tap is opened the water doesn't flow immediately. I have to keep opening the ... |
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Lately when the cold water tap is opened the water doesn't flow immediately. I have to keep opening the ... |
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I have been watching a reno show, and i have notice allot have been using tanksless water heaters. I have aske ... |
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I am trying to cut back on my electrictiy expenses and I am wondering if I would save electricity by only havi ... |
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My home is 19 years old.I called in someone to repair the hot water heater. After the repair we had some dirt ... |
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My home is 19 years old.I called in someone to repair the hot water heater. After the repair we had some dirt ... |
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My home is 19 years old.I called in someone to repair the hot water heater. After the repair we had some dirt ... |
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After our well pump gave up the ghost (seized) an unwelcome black silt appeared in our water (previously we w ... |
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After our well pump gave up the ghost (seized) an unwelcome black silt appeared in our water (previously we w ... |
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I have a well with a jet pump. The problem is that the difference in pressure when the pump starts and shuts o ... |
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My dad has a frozen pipe (from the well to the home) It has been dug up by the "pump" guy. Now we need to defr ... |
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My dad has a frozen pipe (from the well to the home) It has been dug up by the "pump" guy. Now we need to defr ... |
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My dad has a frozen pipe (from the well to the home) It has been dug up by the "pump" guy. Now we need to defr ... |
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I live in a house that is about 15 years old. The submersible pump controller chatters in the basement when th ... |
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and the water pressure is not all that
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