Timer For Storage Water Heater

[ashburn15 0]

Hi guys. Thinking of fixing up a timer for my storage water heater to save electricity and need your valuable comments and opinions.

Current Situation: MIL wakes up for work at 6am and wifey wakes up at 10am and both want their hot showers. So currently i've to leave my heater on from the previous nite before going to bed.

Preference: Instead of being on the whole nite, if the heater can be on from say 5am to 10 am, it would be good. Of course would be better if its on only from 5-6am and then from 9-10am!

Solution: Replace my current wall on-off switch outside the toilet with a programmable timer?

So far have found 2:

1) Legrand Programmable Time Switch 67053

2) Intermatic Water Heater Time Switch WH21

Have yet to call up Legrand to see if (1) is available and i heard (2) is available at Homefix although seems like the wiring is more complicated and i need to fix it at my heater itself inside the toilet and not at the switch which is outside. And i'm no electrician so dunno if these 2 are suitable for my home's power supply and my heater. Anybody got any experience with these 2 products or other similar products or got any suggestions or ideas?

[rickoveron 0]

i think u can circumvent the need for a timer with a smaller storage tank. i am using a 15L tank for my family of 3. i turn on the heater when i wake up, have a coffee and water is hot by the time i have my shower. it's definitely hot enough for my entire shower.

so basically we just switch the heater on as and when we need it.

[ashburn15 0]

i think u can circumvent the need for a timer with a smaller storage tank. i am using a 15L tank for my family of 3. i turn on the heater when i wake up, have a coffee and water is hot by the time i have my shower. it's definitely hot enough for my entire shower.

so basically we just switch the heater on as and when we need it.

Actually i'm thinking of changing to an instant water heater if i have to replace my current storage heater (which i eventually have to cause its rusting badly at the inlet/outlet). So the timer is just an interim measure. Of course there's the whole Storage vs Instant Water Heater debate i have to consider!