Water heater temp setting?
I have a 10 gal Atwood propane/electric hot water heater in my 5th wheel. After about 45 min to 1 hr running time the water is so hot coming out of faucet I could scald my hands. Is there a way to a...
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Casinojunkie wrote:
Update!!!
Did a test this morning and found water temp after heater running for 1 hour on electric was 135* using a meat thermometer. Water heater did not shut off the entire time, checking with a "Prime products A.C. Voltage tester"
Maybe my getting old is more sensitive to my skin.
Do not know what steps to take now.
Thanks for all responses.
Your electric heat element is crusted/scaled up not allowing proper heat transfer.
WH uses a 1400W element with a recovery rate of 6.2 gallons per hour (from an initial water temp of 70*F)
So under normal reheating conditions (normal t-stat closes and starts reheating water at 110*F) a good clean (non scaled up) element should heat to t-stat set point within 30 minutes.
As we age we can become more sensitive to temperature
(OR we can loose feeling!!)
In your case (2 different sets of t-stats) the electric 120V AC 140*F t-stat is only one available
Propane (12V DC) you could swap out to the 120*F or the Adjustable t-stat.
OR as suggested.....crack open WH Tank bypass valve cooling down hot out as it leaves WH
