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Golden_HVAC wrote:
Yep - they set them for 140F because you can mix about 6 gallons of incoming 55F water and still have 12 gallons of 100F water to shower or wash dishes.
If lowered to 120F, then you can only mix in about 3 gallons of cold water, and you will only have 9 total before running out hot water.
Another brand of water heater sets the thermostat even higher, like 160F. THen they MUST use a water mixing valve, so the output is limited to a max 120F, to prevent scalding, and basically the first gallon of hot water is mixed with nearly 1 gallon of cold water, so the 6 gallons last for about 12 output at 120F.
It gives a lot more hot water, and the mixing valve prevents the scalding.
My suggestion is to get a mixing valve. Then you can still have the full output, and not get scalded.
Fred.
โDec-20-2014 09:39 PM
My suggestion is to get a mixing valve. Then you can still have the full output, and not get scalded.
โDec-20-2014 09:05 PM
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โDec-20-2014 07:50 PM
dahkota wrote:
One of the reasons the water is so hot is so it will last longer - you need to mix it with more cold than hot, making 6 or 10 gallons last at least long enough for a shower.
โDec-20-2014 07:19 PM