Re: Shower Timer question......

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:56:26 -0800 (PST), linnix
<me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mar 3, 11:08 am, ronryben <ronry...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My target user? well........I want to limit the shower times of a few
teenagers I have here. All the talking and what not has had no
results.

Same here. They either don't shower for days or shower for 30 to 45
minutes.

I agree that I should either turn off only the hot water and/
or first limit the flow as a warning. Turning off the water heater as
mentioned in a reply won't produce the results I'm looking for. The
water heater is a 45 gallon tank style.

You need a electrically controlled valve to turn off the hot water
line. Sprinkler valve might work, but not sure if it will be a problem
with hot water.

I recommend a valve for a washing machine or a dishwasher.
Inexpensive, available and known to be able handle the job, probably
120 Vac though, so an SSR is needed to control it.



My recent in depth electronics experience is lacking......I do however
some leftover knowledge of my training in the US Army years ago and my
1 year stay at a tech school. I still work in repair of basic 12vdc
and 12vac circuits. Furnaces and such.

12V might not be enough, perhaps 24V to 48V valve.


So you may have to hold my hand a little on this one.
.

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