Article 1038420 of alt.home.repair:
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From: nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu
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Subject: Re: Are electric WH timers worth it
Date: 9 Aug 2008 18:26:06 -0400
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Smitty Two  <prestwhich@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I don't think it'll save you a plug nickel. The amount of heat lost 
>during those 10 hours is exactly the amount of heat that has to be put 
>back in. It doesn't matter one whit whether it's done all at once in the 
>morning, or incrementally throughout the night.

Wrong, but if the heater has good insulation,the amount of heat saved 
will be less than the energy used by the timer itself.

Nick