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I have an electric water boiler but it has no timer, it is also in the cellar so probably uses more electric to heat than if it was in the house,  is it a good idea to get a timer for the boiler and set it to switch on over night when electric is cheaper, but how long does a water boiler keep water hot for from when it is switched off ie  3 hours or 6 hours and can you get outdoor timers since the boiler is in the cold cellar
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[quote user="woody234"]... is it a good idea to get a timer for the boiler and set it to switch on over night when electric is cheaper...[/quote]

What do you think? It's a no-brainer. If you are on the same rate 24 hours, then it's irrelevant. If you subscribe to heures creuse, then you can fit a contacteur jour/nuit (specifically for the boiler).

[quote]...but how long does a water boiler keep water hot for from when it is switched off ie  3 hours or 6 hours...[/quote]

Ours once went off by mistake (i.e. forgot to switch it on again) and as we didn't use much water it started to run cool after two days. It also depends on the quality of boiler and lagging. It's like the length of a piece of string. [:P]

[quote] ...and can you get outdoor timers since the boiler is in the cold cellar[/quote]

Is your cellar outdoors? A cold cellar shouldn't affect a timer,  particularly since you don't have to put the timer in a cold cellar anyway. Normally the timer goes in your main fuse box. You only run the cable into the cellar.

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We've just been away for a little over a week, and of our two 200L chauffeaux, the uninsulated one, was virtually cold (it was just possible to feel a difference between the flow of the hot and that of the cold), the one which sports a uk-style segmented jacket, plus an old eiderdown as an outer coat, was still warm. It's certainly true that when it's full of hot water, the metal surface of the lagged one feels quite warm to the touch, thus despite the inch or so of foam on the inside, they do lose heat apparently!
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