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Why don’t I have hot water? Do power companies control your hot water? YES Since the 50s, Auckland has had a load management system based on a ripple control system This allows the electricity supply for domestic and commercial Hot water cylinders to be switched on and of. This means the power companies can remotely control your hot water! Hot water runs on a different circuit from the rest of the property so during peak times or in power shortages it can be closed off by the power company Are you having these problems? 1. My hot water is not working but power is on 2. Fuses are not blown but hot water is not Why do they cut my hot water off? Peak power times / on peak: - Controls water heating when power usage is high - During peak times the power company will control no more than 4 hours in a 8 hour period Fixed time control / off peak: - Turns on hot water cylinders at night when usage is at low levels and energy prices are cheaper - This is when the cheaper tariffs kick in such as “weekend”, “day/night”, “night only” Emergency control: - Provides continuous power to the hot water without any control from the power company. Only interrupted to prevent or during outages How do they turn of my how water? - Ripple equipment located within each local network signals to ripple control receivers at the property - It can be done manually by the local network company when there is a local outages or requests to reduce demand from the operator Some helpful links: Mercury power: http://www.mercury.co.nz/terms/residential.aspx#InterruptionstoSupply_11 Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_management Vector energy: http://vector.co.nz/electricity/load-management Feel free to contact us for more tips: Nick Powell LJ Hooker Onehunga www.rentmyproperty.co.nz
10 Comments
17/12/2014 02:26:03 am
Last time there was a power outage we experienced this. Didn't know it could be done before that.
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18/7/2017 12:55:42 pm
I never knew this about the power cuts to the water heater but that explains the few times mine wasn't working. For the life of me I couldn't figure it out!
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Noha
18/7/2017 04:10:58 pm
So why don't we get notified? And how do we know when it will be back?
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31/7/2018 07:27:36 pm
Very interesting, I thought I was having issues with my hot water cylinder. Good to know before I wasted money on a new one!
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6/12/2021 07:38:16 am
If your hot water heater is leaking and this is why you want to isolate your hot water, depending on the problem with your hot water heater, it should soon stop leaking.
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12/12/2021 11:33:22 am
Hot water cylinders to be switched on and of. This means the power companies can remotely control your hot water! Thank you for taking the time to write a great post!
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12/8/2022 03:35:52 pm
Whether you need the water right now or not, a conventional water heater warms the water in the tank to a specific temperature and holds it there. To keep the water at that temperature all day long, energy is required. A tankless heater only operates when you need it, using up to 50% less energy overall, which can result in cheaper energy costs.
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