What is the best controller / devicetype/ app to control a electric water heater. Mine is wired directly to breaker in panel currently. I would like to be able to schedule or turn off while on vacation or traveling.

I use the Elk Relay and plug it into a SmartOutlet in my vacation home, works great.

That’s a neat pre-built device. I built something similar years ago when I had access to a large manufacturing plant’s supply of parts.

I did this: [image] Water Heater Automation Projects & Stories Create an intelligent timer for my water heater to save energy and turn it off when I don’t need hot water for a while

The aeotec high load device is the appropriate choice.

I used this: http://smartenit.com/product/zbmlc30/ and when I leave the house it turns off and turns back on when I get home (through some routines)

I know this is an old post, but going to throw my two cents in now that I have my water heater automated. I too use http://smartenit.com/product/zbmlc30/ and it works perfect. I picked it up off of eBay for $40. To wire it into a 110V heater, it is black to black from fuse panel; red to black to …

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pizzinini (Pizzinini) January 19, 2016, 3:52pm 4

I did this:

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