[Greenbuilding] Flattening the Curve

[Paul Eldridge]

Hi Richard,

Just to kick the can a little further with respect to electric water 
heaters, I checked the power monitor on our 1.38 kW/115-volt water 
heater and over the past twenty-eight days we've consumed an average of 
3.79 kWh per day.  That covers off two showers per day, two to three 
loads of laundry per week washed in hot water, and running the 
dishwasher about every fourth day (our washer and dishwasher are both 
made by Bosch).  To minimize the risk of legionella forming at the 
bottom of the tank, we keep the thermostat set at 170°F so our standby 
losses are a little higher than what they would be otherwise.  Be that 
as it may, at less than 4.0 kWh per day I don't feel overly sheepish 
about using electricity to perform this task, particularly when the only 
other alternatives are oil and propane.

Cheers,
Paul

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|Air conditioning certainly takes a toll. July was brutally hot in Toronto