Water Heater does not heat all 6 gallons
I have a 6 gallon Suburban water heater, on the last trip we ran out of hot water much quicker than usual. When we got home I ran the water heater, made sure it was nice and hot, then measured 3.5 ...
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Not trying to be a smart a$$ here, but the hot water is discharged by pumping in cold water. That cold water mixes with the hot water remaining in the tank reducing the temperature. At about 3 or 4 gallons the hot water will be fairly cool. The amount of hot water one gets out is dependent on the temperature of the cold water coming in too.
