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re: Hot water heater not staying hot
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:32 pm to Cajun Tide
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:32 pm to Cajun Tide
Just drained mine. The plumber told me to do it once a year. It's a year old, and all was good
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:36 pm to Boudreaux35
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Hot water heater not staying hot
Maybe the hot water that its trying to heat is too hot, therefore it is acting more like a hot water cooler.
Didn't take long for this kind of comment
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:49 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Much like your wife
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:56 pm to jmarto1
Idk if people consider 120° water hot, but I do. I have mine set on 150, so it runs when the water gets down to 120. I would call that a hot water heater.
It also heats cold water, but calling it either one works
It also heats cold water, but calling it either one works
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:33 pm to tigerbutt
Yea highly reccomended if you live somewhere that doesn't have hard water or you will have to install a water softner as well.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 6:54 am to Ton Chou
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Sensitive to buildup
Can you elaborate, please?
I'm just curious. Do you mean that it's getting clogged up and over pressured?
Posted on 1/27/16 at 11:52 am to Darth_Vader
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The attic is a terrible place to have a hot water heater in the first place.
I thought so too, until Hurricane Katrina. No power for weeks, but I had a hot shower every night thanks to the attic heating up.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 12:14 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Change the dip tube. Look it up on youtube.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 12:40 pm to chRxis
If you have gas, tankless water heater is not the best route to go. Besides the extra maintenance to maintain a warranty , they just don't offer worthwhile real benefits.
$ savings - I have a 50 Gallon NG water heater and a family of 4. I live with 3 women. My average costs for heating water is about $5/month. Even if a tankless cost me nothing to operate and had no ridiculous maintenance requirements, the payback would be 600 years.
Unlimited hot water - I have found some great 1.5 GPM shower heads from Niagara. These have a low enough flow that if one person is taking a shower, the water heater has no problems keeping up. It even allows 2 people to take a shower at the same time and have hot water for 20 minutes+.
$ savings - I have a 50 Gallon NG water heater and a family of 4. I live with 3 women. My average costs for heating water is about $5/month. Even if a tankless cost me nothing to operate and had no ridiculous maintenance requirements, the payback would be 600 years.
Unlimited hot water - I have found some great 1.5 GPM shower heads from Niagara. These have a low enough flow that if one person is taking a shower, the water heater has no problems keeping up. It even allows 2 people to take a shower at the same time and have hot water for 20 minutes+.
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