[Ima saver]

CJ, my husband taught me the trick of turning off the water heater all day and turning it on only when you need it, about 30 years ago. I use to go to the garage and turn it off at the circuit breaker. Now, every house he builds, he puts a switch in the kitchen, so all I have to do is flip the switch. You get so used to doing it, you just do it. I turn it on 20 minutes before he comes home and turn it off as soon as he is thru with his shower.
The only other thing I need it for besides showers is to run the dishwasher. I do that about every other day cause we eat out a lot.