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Old 02-15-2009, 04:32 PM   #13 (permalink)
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How about putting a servo on the knob? does your water heater have a forced exhaust fan? if it does putting a timer on that fan that keeps it from turning on will keep the water heater from turning on.

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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
My gas water heater lives in the basement and I've often thought of putting a lever on the temp knob and running a string up into the bathroom so I can give it a tug oh, 20 min before a shower and leave it pretty cool the rest of the time. Showers are all I really care to have nice hot water for. Yeah tankless but they're kinda spendy.
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