Smart Homes Hamilton
Smart Hot Water Control in Hamilton
Control when your hot water cylinder heats and coordinate it with household routines, electricity pricing or available solar.
What this could look like at home
No more heating the cylinder all day while you're at work. Heat it when the sun's on the panels, or on the night-rate, and still have a full tank for the evening shower run.
Solar production increases through the middle of the day. Where the system and installation allow it, smart control can help shift suitable hot water heating into that period. The homeowner still has hot water when they need it, but more of the energy may come from their own solar generation.
Without solar, the same idea works around pricing. On a tariff with cheaper night rates the cylinder can be timed to heat overnight, ready for the morning, instead of topping up throughout the day at whatever the current rate happens to be.
What we can automate
Worth automating in this part of the home
Schedule the cylinder to heat during off-peak pricing windows
Coordinate heating with solar generation so you use your own power first
Switch the cylinder off during holidays and back on before you return
Monitor how much power the cylinder actually uses
Keep it simple. A normal hot water system that's just smarter about when it runs
How it works
A straightforward process
We look at what you already have
We assess the existing equipment and electrical installation, and check what is compatible.
We work out what is worth automating
Not every cylinder needs clever control. We look at your tariff, your household routine and whether you have solar, then decide whether heating schedules, solar coordination or simple monitoring is worth doing.
We install and set it up
2E Electrical installs suitable controls, configures them and shows you how everything works. Normal switches and manual controls keep working alongside the automation.
Already live there? That's fine.
Cylinder control is one of the most common smart additions to existing homes. It usually involves little more than a compact module near the cylinder or at the switchboard.
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About smart hot water
Talk to the team
What would you like this part of your home to do?
Tell us about your cylinder, your power plan and whether you have solar, and we will tell you honestly whether smarter heating is worth it.
Serving Hamilton, Cambridge and Te Awamutu.
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