I moved into a newly built apartment a few months ago. Just before Christmas, the management company informed all residents that the water heater timers had been recalled by the manufacturer because of a safety issue and they would be replacing them, which they did recently.
I'm not happy with the replacement because the switch-on/off times are now pre-set at installation. According to the manual, the duration can be set at installation to between 4 and 7 hours. (You can of course use the 2 hour boost switch if you need more water). With the previous timer, it was possible to set the on/off time for whenever I liked and as long as I liked. Also I generally only ever pre-set it to come on for 1 hour as that was more than sufficient usually.
I've spoken to the management company but they just said that the contractor had to replace the faulty timer and that this new timer 'is recommended by the esb' and does not use more electricity than the previous timer. The issues I have are that I now have no control over when the timer comes on and I have a full tank of hot water every day that is mostly going to waste and is presumably going to bump up my esb bills.
Is there anything I can do about this do you think? Any advice appreciated.
I'm not happy with the replacement because the switch-on/off times are now pre-set at installation. According to the manual, the duration can be set at installation to between 4 and 7 hours. (You can of course use the 2 hour boost switch if you need more water). With the previous timer, it was possible to set the on/off time for whenever I liked and as long as I liked. Also I generally only ever pre-set it to come on for 1 hour as that was more than sufficient usually.
I've spoken to the management company but they just said that the contractor had to replace the faulty timer and that this new timer 'is recommended by the esb' and does not use more electricity than the previous timer. The issues I have are that I now have no control over when the timer comes on and I have a full tank of hot water every day that is mostly going to waste and is presumably going to bump up my esb bills.
Is there anything I can do about this do you think? Any advice appreciated.