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Is your water tank getting the right tariff treatment?

5/12/2013

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A recent discussion with friends and family highlighted that some home owners are not making the most of  night rates to heat their water tank.  In fact their water tanks are using electricity in the day time at peak rate, which is quite expensive.

In our rental home, we have a day/night timer which means that our hot water tank is being heated up overnight during the hours of 10.30pm and 6.30am, taking advantage of tariff bleu night rate with Seolis, which makes the cost of heating the tank financially viable.  We have hot water available throughout the day without the worry of heating it throughout the day.

You might want to check your electricity bill to see if a cheaper night rate is applied. If not, please do enquire with your service provider.  If you are taking advantage of a cheaper night rate, is your water tank taking advantage too?  You will need a contacteur jour/nuit or day/night switch and this is located at the fuseboard. The diagram below will help you determine if you have this. 
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The idea of the contacteur jour/nuit  is that when set to auto it will activate during your cheaper night rate, usually 10.30pm to 6.30am.

If you have not got this switch, you might like to give us a call and start saving a few euros on your electricity bill! 
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12/9/2021 01:05:05 am

If you are taking advantage of a cheaper night rate, is your water tank taking advantage too? Looking forward to learn more.

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2/3/2022 08:01:37 pm

Nice diagram. The water in the tank should fluctuate several feet prior to the start of the pump station or additional pumps coming online to ensure that proper turnover and mixing of the tank is occurring.

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9/15/2022 09:50:17 pm

Thanks for helping me understand that it is helpful to check the electricity bill if the rate is cheaper. I guess this is a helpful tip for those in the industrial category as well, so the company will be monitoring its expenses well. Their equipment such as getting water tank mixing units will probably be running nonstop, so being able to monitor your expenses will prevent you from being short on budget.

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11/21/2022 08:27:13 pm

I appreciate that you explained that checking your bill could help manage your tank properly. A couple of days ago, we noticed that we were having problems with our septic tank because it cannot manage our septic management. Thank you for the tips on how we can solve the problem. We will consider consulting a trusted tank installation service as they can help us with our concerns.

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