Will the heater shut off once hot water comes in from the main house water heater? I.e., does it maintain the target temperature nicely?
1423244
Talked to tech-support and they said yes, this unit will regulate the water temperature to the SET-temp. and ultimately shut off if incoming temp is already at or above the SET-temp. unrelated, I am experiencing fluctuations in the output temperature; (with stable input temperature) it may be bad sensors, so this still needs to be figured out
1423245
This has its own thermostat. If suppy water temperature higher than the target temperature than it will stay off. I don't know how well it maintain the targeted temperature. I think it is fine, because I don't hear any complain from my tenant both winter in NY (2014 & 2015).
1423246
I have used a couple of the Eco Smart water heaters... and LOVE them! I set mine on 115 degrees and when I turn the hot water on it gets to the faucet just as fast as the old system, and never "runs out". PLUS instead of keeping a tank fullof water hot all the time it only heats what I use... my electric bill went down @ $40 a month thanks to the tankless heater!Wouldnt go any other way and I love the Eco Smart.
1423247
Not sure what you mean by shut off...it is set to provide water at a certain temperature. If the "incoming" water is already at the set temperature it will not come on. If the temperature of the incoming water is not at the temperature you set the unit at, it will come on with as much heating capacity that is needed to reach the set temperature.
2259531
This unit does not actually HEAT the water. It only aids in maintaining the water temperature. Hot, or at least warm, water must be put into the unit. And even then it only does an adequate job of keeping the water warm. If the unit is turned off, the water will moderate or cool quickly.
1962339
If your other hot water heater is a good distance from where you will be placing it, it will raise the water leaving it about 20 to 25 degrees, so be careful and watch for skins burns, but as long as you aren't putting it real close to the hot water heater I didn't have no problem.
1467077
Yes, it remains off. You will have to manually turn it back on if your water cools down.
1551318
Yes, the light will go green on it to let you know the water is at the correct temp and will stop heating the water. Then if the water temp goes down the heater will automatically come on and the light will go red to let you know that it is heating the water. I leave mine on constantly.
1548825
This turns itself off when the water runs out so it doesn't run the heating element when there is no water to evaporate. This is a good thing. Nothing to be worried about. I find that a full tank of water lasts one whole night on the high setting (avg. 8 to 9 hrs.) and on the low setting will use only about 2/3 of the tank. You might try the low setting if it really bothers you that it turns itself off. Hope this helps!
956884
Jennifer, Yes it has a thermostat built in and it will turn off once the desired room temp is reached. The thermostat is in the knob tho, there's no temperature number setting like on your home central heat or AC. It's one of those deals where you have to guesstimate by using the knob. It's not hard to figure out once you use it a few times. One other thing to note is that there's a "burn off" smell that takes a few days of use to go away. The smell set off our smoke detectors and I was pretty worried. I called the company about it and they said that the new coating on it would eventually burn off and it did, but be prepared to endure smoke detector alerts if they're positioned near the heater. Our heater was hooked up by our gas company. If you're going to use natural gas, and your existing gas line, I highly recommend you contact your gas company vs. a private contractor.....for safety reasons and ability to hold someone responsible if there's a gas leak problem down the road. Good luck; I really like this heater.
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Yes, it will shut off, but I don't recommend this iron. Please check the reviews. I am not the only person who has had problems with this iron leaking water when it gets hot. There is a serious design flaw with the Rowenta irons. I really loved the iron before it developed a water leak.
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Mine does not shut off either even when the water is too hot. I would return it but I had discarded the box already.
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I think the heater is thermostatically controlled and would turn off. I just purchased one but will add water as required to keep the level above the heater due to evaporation or bird drinking.
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From what I've been seeing, these heaters hit the desired temp and then shut off. There's no need for the heater to work REALLY hard unless you want 89 degrees and the room temp is 65 degrees. That great of a temp disparity might lead to the heater always being on and still not reach the desired temp.
1467078
Hi Pete,Once the heating pot heats up the water it automatically shuts off and will not come back on until you manually set it.
1727137
I believe the instructions say that the heater will shut off if there is no water in the bowl. Mine has dried up a couple of times or been turned over by a bathing raccoon and it hasn't harmed the unit.
391937
When enough hot water is used and the cold water enters the tank, the thermostat will turn on the heating element. This probably occurs after using only half a gallon. As you deplete the remaining hot water from the tank the heating element in this unit cannot keep up to keep the water hot. Keep in mind it is not an "insta-hot" it is no different than a larger hot water heater that uses a tank. If you have this unit installed to supplement your standard hotwater heater (as I do) then the water will be warm until the hot water from your hot water heater arrives. If this is your primary source of hot water then you will need to wait for it to heat up the tank for more hot water. I'm not certain how long it takes to heat a fresh tank of cold water, I'll guess 20 minutes? In our kitchen we love it. We have hot water in 2 seconds rather than 75 seconds of running the hot water at full rate.
1951255
If I were you, I would leave this one off. Since this heater cannot be adjusted, it will only overheat the water. That's what happened to me. I still blame this heater for the death of my daughter's fish!!!
853834
No, it only shuts off the water when it reaches a certain temp. It's not an on/off switch. You'll need to get a shower head that does that.
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The line that says min. water level is actually the max. water level. Do not completely submerge the heater.it can drop an inch or two below that line and should be OK. It will not shut off automatically