Water Heater Too Hot
I have a new Suburban SW6 DE water heater. It has the electric element as well as gas. I never leave the unit on unless I am about to need hot water. I control it by the breaker switch on the insid...
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mlts22 wrote:dewey02 wrote:
You can temper the hot water (coming out of your hot water faucet and shower/tub faucet) by slightly adjusting the winterizing by pass valve on your hot water heater. This will allow some cold water to mix with the hot water coming from the heater. You just play with the bypass valve until you get the temp you want and then leave it there.
Cheaper solution than purchasing a new thermostat. (OK, I'm cheap...I think there's a thread on this forum that can't understand us cheapos. We look for simple, inexpensive solutions to problems)
This. The advantage of tempering is that the water heater can be hot, which kills more germs, and there is less hot water that is needed, so the water inside lasts longer. Plus, it makes winterization easy, as the same few valves used for tempering can be used as a WH bypass.
WHY is your water heater so GERMY?
