I have a ten and yes, that's the reason. I do that also but I know at least with other water heaters, you can turn up the temperature, not sure why this one would be special. There has got to be some way around it. Maybe one of those little button thermostats you can buy on Amazon for a couple bucks, would just need to find a way to attach it. I did that with the thermostat for my fan in the back of my refrigerator.
I also noticed that it's hotter on gas. If I have the electric on all day and then cut the gas on, it runs for a good ten minutes.
Also, why does it look like there are four thermostats? I mean, why does each one have have two of the circles connected to each other.
I'm not looking to go crazy but 140 or 150 would last way longer without being dangerous as it's me and my wife and we'd both be aware and if it was adjustable I could turn it back down when not needed. I know plenty of people who crank them up at home.
