How to tell when water heater is at max?
When using the electric heating element is there a way to tell when its reached max temp and shuts off? (besides trying to listen) I keep meaning the buy an instant meat thermometer. I suppose i could...
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wopachop wrote:
Correct cold water is replacing the hot water. But it does not seem to mix. Someone has posted a picture of the water heater insides. It has baffles that i believe are designed to keep the cold water from mixing with the hot.
Which goes alone with how the shower feels. Temp is normal. I feel it get colder and i turn the water handle to full hot. That lasts about 5 seconds and everything that comes out from there is cold water.
Yes, they try to minimize it by adding and drawing water from different strata...and if you are doing 0.5gal showers, it will work pretty well.
If you are using 3-5gal, there will be enough mixing to make for a noticeable temperature drop.
