I have hot water off my boiler so it's on all summer running a couple minutes several times a day weather I use hot water or not. I'm thinking of putting in a 20 gallon electric hot water heater and shutting down the boiler for the summers. Would I save much? My boiler is very efficient. I was also thinking alternatively , putting point of use electrics. These are small 120 volt, 29 amp demand water heaters for $149.00 each. One under the kitchen sink and one under the bathroom sink/shower feed. Better than a storage tank of hot water? Since the boiler and hot water tank run weather hot water is used or not verses the point of use heaters that only run when you are actually using water, might be the best choice?
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15 years ago