I have a gas water heater that doesn't use electricity. It works by having a bare copper wire conduct temperature out of the water tank into the thermostat. The same way some air conditioner works. It also uses a manual pilot light (you have to light the pilot light manually if the gas was turned off and on).Is it possible to add a timer to this kind of water heater?

Yep.I did it once and it cost (at that time) more money than you could havepossible saved over the life of the tank.

Can I put a timer on a basic gas water heater?

Jul 16, 2006 23 Replies

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HeatMan 20 years ago

Spark igniter...

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m Ransley 20 years ago

Even if you could do it you will save little, you will only reheat whatever heat it needs to getwarm again, to realy save get a gas tankless water heater like Rinnai, Takagi or Bosch.

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Mark Lloyd 20 years ago

The current is generated by a difference in temperature. A difference that won't be there when the pilot has been off and needs to be relighted. You need to hold the button down until the end of the thermocouple (the one in the flame) warms up enough for it to generate enough current.

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jeffreyd 15 years ago

peter wrote: There is a gas water heater timer for you. Just Google gas water heater timer. It is a great product.

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