Cheaper Electric Bills

[Di and Barry]

Hi Everybody,  This is our first posting on the CBF but thought we'd like to share this with you and maybe you could make savings too.

In April 09 we had timers fitted to our air-con units in our villa. After a 2 hours (maximum) period the unit switches off automatically. The timers are incredibly simple to use.  The savings on electricity have been better than anticipated. The electricity cost saving has paid for the supply and installation of the timers already.  We are very very happy!  Contact details if you are interested is timers.48@hotmail.com

Kind regards Barry and Di x

[batman]

Hi You must have used the same person we did, have found them very useful as guests can leave the A/C on this avoids big bills and wear and tear on the units, certinaly worth contacting them for a quote.

[slartibartfast]

That's the best news I've had in ages as I have been trying to find a unit for a while  which someone can say can be fitted without causing problems (most timers are built for lighting etc and aren't man enough for the power drawn by ACUs)

I have sent a PM

Regards

Ian

[antonia1966]

Will definately email them, after having guests at out villa last year and picking up a bill for £300 for the 4 weeks, timers will be a great help, Thanks

[bewva]

Where are the timers fitted?
Do you have a make/model?
Can they be overidden when you use the villa yourself?

Thanks
Paul

[Scunner]

quote:Originally posted by Di and Barry

This is our first posting on the CBF

Actually not, this is your 13th posting on the CBF

Sounds like a product that will be very popular, what with these pesky renters putting the AC on to -50 and buggering off to Olu Deniz for the day.

[Scunner]

quote:Originally posted by bewva

Where are the timers fitted?
Do you have a make/model?
Can they be overidden when you use the villa yourself?

Thanks
Paul

They had them fitted that's all! An email address was given if you need more info.

[tribalelder]

May be not any good for renters  but all our aircon remotes have a sleep facility which you can set to shut down from 1-10 hours so no need to buy anything.

[iankirk]

I've also had these timers fitted and the good thing is that you have to set the timer for the A/C to actually come on. Relying on people to set them to switch off after a preset time may not always work. I'll try and upload a picture
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[slartibartfast]

Quick update.   I emailed the contact Barry & Di supplied and received a very quick reply giving comprehensive information along with a photograph of a finished installation.      

I have been looking at options to achieve this end result over the last year, but I didn't find any "delay timers" I thought were suitable ... and some were pretty expensive.  These are very reasonably priced as is the fitting, and some sensible thought has been given to this..    We are going ahead with getting them fitted.