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A hot water control system for providing necessary hot water to a structure at optimum energy saving conditions includes a programmable control system for selectively programming preselected quantities of hot water at preselected time periods over a given interval of time and includes a mode selecto

A hot water control system for providing necessary hot water to a structure at optimum energy saving conditions includes a programmable control system for selectively programming preselected quantities of hot water at preselected time periods over a given interval of time and includes a mode selector for selectively overriding the control system to permit adjustment of the system to meet unscheduled changes in demand. The system includes mode selectors for selecting the programmed mode wherein predetermined supplies of hot water are available at predetermined time periods over a seven day period or the like and other modes may be selected such as pilot only operation, normal service wherein the water heater operates in its normal manner, pilot off or complete shutdown of the system for periods of time such as for vacation and the like.

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A hot water control system, said system comprising: a water reservoir for containing a predetermined quantity of water, a heat source for heating the water in said reservoir to a predetermined temperature, and control means including programmable means for selectively programming said heat source fo

A hot water control system, said system comprising: a water reservoir for containing a predetermined quantity of water, a heat source for heating the water in said reservoir to a predetermined temperature, and control means including programmable means for selectively programming said heat source for heating, at a preselected rate, water contained in said reservoir to a preselected temperature at at least one preselected time to meet demand for a given quantity of heated water during a predetermined peak period of time subsequent to said preselected times and preselected times occurring over a given time interval, and means for sensing the temperature of water in said reservoir, and means for determining, from said temperatures, and the temperature of an available cold water supply, and the capacity of said reservoir, the currently available supply of hot water and, means for visually indicating the currently available supply of hot water of a selected temperature equal to or less than the temperature of said water in said reservoir.