Practice Quiz

Green Plumbing

Category - Caring for Our Planet

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Which of the following is an action to shift or reduce hot water usage?
  1. Use delay function on dishwasher or clothes washer to start it late at night.
  2. Connect a timer to the water heater to turn the heater on/off based on peak usage times
  3. Both A and B
  4. Neither A nor B
Explanation
Answer: C - Using a delay to start the dishwasher or hot loads in the clothes washer and using a timer on the water heater to turn off the heating process for several hours per day will reduce the load on the hot water heater and facilitate conservation. With consistent application, time-shifting high water-use activities can decrease average daily water-heating needs and lead to energy savings.
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