What happens to a bitcoin heater in summer?

Short answer

It keeps heating your hot water, so it keeps mining all year. It runs whenever something calls for heat, not around the clock, and you can schedule it around your power rates. To mine when there's no heat to make, an optional outdoor dry cooler carries the extra heat away.

Space heating is seasonal, but hot water isn't. A water-heating system like the Aqueon stays useful through the summer, and a hot tub needs heat in every season.

How many hours it mines depends on how much heat your home uses. A steady, year-round load, like a hot tub, a pool, or a large hot water demand, keeps it running much more of the day. To mine 24/7 with no heat demand at all, add the optional outdoor dry cooler.