My new hybrid water heater has a bunch of electronics in its control box. More that a thermostat. Owners manual does not give the specifics. The display in the WIFI app shows 2/3 hot water and 1/3 cold. Walk by it and it's not running. I have it set to heat-pump only mode. The indicator light is not on either.
I can set a schedule for when I would like it full of hot water so I just set that to 6 AM. What does it think it should be doing the rest of the day?
But if the water heater knows it has 1/3 cold water (via the display) why not turn on and heat it?
It does allow some connectivity to the power grid to tell it things (like the grid is in peak demand and wants to shed things like a water heater) but that is not setup. I am checking but unsure if my power supplier has this kind of option to directly communicate with my water heater.
Have not found an email address for AO Smith to ask technical questions. I will keep looking.
Have not had wife try a bath in Jacuzzi to see if the 80 gallon heater can do a better job of filling the tub than the 50 gallon gas heater did (it was marginal).
I can set a schedule for when I would like it full of hot water so I just set that to 6 AM. What does it think it should be doing the rest of the day?
But if the water heater knows it has 1/3 cold water (via the display) why not turn on and heat it?
It does allow some connectivity to the power grid to tell it things (like the grid is in peak demand and wants to shed things like a water heater) but that is not setup. I am checking but unsure if my power supplier has this kind of option to directly communicate with my water heater.
Have not found an email address for AO Smith to ask technical questions. I will keep looking.
Have not had wife try a bath in Jacuzzi to see if the 80 gallon heater can do a better job of filling the tub than the 50 gallon gas heater did (it was marginal).