What is your water heater set at?

[Sundog]

120F

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: apoppin
Yeah, 125F is a little warm for a shower - even for the Japanese that like their tub baths 104-108F (and hotter).

However, my point was - if you have a small hot water heater - say 30 gallons - and the top is only 125F (not the entire tank is 125 as the bottom is cold) . . . you're going to be cutting it close if you like a long shower (and forget it for anyone behind you for awhile).

Keeping the water at 140+F gives (obviously) a bigger resevoir of hot water - I like this option and turn down the thermostat after my shower until the next morning.

Ahhh.... Yeah.. that makes a lot of sense. I never thought about that before. I'll have to take that into account if I ever have a place with a small water heater, lol.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

I don't know what ours is set at but its TOOOOOO Hot.. Can't control it either.. Condo Building.

 

[bacillus]

65C

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: apoppin
Yeah, 125F is a little warm for a shower - even for the Japanese that like their tub baths 104-108F (and hotter).

However, my point was - if you have a small hot water heater - say 30 gallons - and the top is only 125F (not the entire tank is 125 as the bottom is cold) . . . you're going to be cutting it close if you like a long shower (and forget it for anyone behind you for awhile).

Keeping the water at 140+F gives (obviously) a bigger resevoir of hot water - I like this option and turn down the thermostat after my shower until the next morning.

Ahhh.... Yeah.. that makes a lot of sense. I never thought about that before. I'll have to take that into account if I ever have a place with a small water heater, lol.

. . . or a place with a LARGE hot water heater and SEVERAL (serial) users . . .
(just never "HOT" water with small children)