Switching Off The Heater

[alphabetic]

Is it recommended to switch off the heater overnight (during a typical 8 hour sleep) to save on electricity costs?

I have an Aqua One 100W glass heater, and the light (to indicate it's on) always switches on and off, after several minute intervals or so. Could this suggest that it switches itself off once the nominated temperature has reached its maxium, somehow?

 

[Matty P]

Where abouts do you live?

You need to check what the temperature is likely to be at night in the fish room...

 

[2day]

It should be noted with heaters that...

1. There is no need to take it out of the water, or powerpoint unless your cleaning your tank for safety reasons (obviously when handling with things in the tank)

2. The heater will cut itself off when it has reached your desired temperature. That means, when the thermostat realises its 24 degrees, it will turn off. When it finds out the temperature has dropped, it will restart and bring it back to that temperature. When it is just sitting there doing nothing, it doesnt use any power (someone clarify this, i may be wrong).

3. Unless your room temperature is like 26 or so plus, and it hangs around there for the hole of summer, you could take it out, but really, the heat will enter a state where it wont start heating. It will just sit there and wait until next time the temp drops.

So to answer your question, if you really want to, you can remove it, i see no problems with it (in fact i used to do this in summer cause aussie has high temps), but then stopped. Its really up to you. Hope that helps!

 

[Matty P]

It should be noted with heaters that...

1. There is no need to take it out of the water, or powerpoint unless your cleaning your tank for safety reasons (obviously when handling with things in the tank)

2. The heater will cut itself off when it has reached your desired temperature. That means, when the thermostat realises its 24 degrees, it will turn off. When it finds out the temperature has dropped, it will restart and bring it back to that temperature. When it is just sitting there doing nothing, it doesnt use any power (someone clarify this, i may be wrong).

3. Unless your room temperature is like 26 or so plus, and it hangs around there for the hole of summer, you could take it out, but really, the heat will enter a state where it wont start heating. It will just sit there and wait until next time the temp drops.

So to answer your question, if you really want to, you can remove it, i see no problems with it (in fact i used to do this in summer cause aussie has high temps), but then stopped. Its really up to you. Hope that helps!

Yep your right, when the heater is not being used it doesn't consume any power. As "2day" says your prob better off leaving it on all the time.

 

[2day]

oh and, you probably won't notice much of a change in your electricity bill... just my 2 cents

 

[alphabetic]

Thanks for the replies. That's comforting to know (despite my recent venture into the hobby, I'm anticipating purchasing another two tanks). I'm from Melbourne by the way.

 

[fearce]

hey,

maybe bit of a delayed reply, but i would recommend and agree as some of the other guys said, is to perhaps leave it on, as the stat will just cut it of once the desired temperature is met, esp here in the uk weather varys quite a lot, so dont take this risk.

 

[vinylman]

Plus, if you did turn it off, there's always the chance you'd forget to turn it back on.