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Yet another water heater question:
Short version: What temp do you run in the winter? Summer?
Slightly longer version: I have four teenagers and they like to marinate in the shower. I replaced our old 80 gal electric with a newflangled 80gal hybrid Rheem last summer. Running at the recommended 125F, they’d drain it after 2 showers. Raised it up to 135F and things were better until the winter. Now, at 135F, it’s good for just two showers again.
The app (which is pretty much junk) throws ‘scald’ warnings over 125F and when I push it to ‘high demand’ (which means running both compressor and elements) it throws another banner about ‘maximum efficiency’.
So my real question is what temp do YOU run your electric water heater, do you set different temps in summer/winter, and what are the cautions against raising the temp higher than 135F? Quicker to change anodes, etc?
Sidenote: I liked the idea (but not the cost) of the hybrid, thinking it’ll cool the garage somewhat in the summer (not enough to notice, turns out). Had to buy hybrid as I couldn’t get a standard water heater over 50 gal. Overall, it’s been running well, got a tax rebate on it and looks like it’s saving quite a bit of electricity, probably enough to pay for itself in 5-6 years.
Wish I could run an ‘on-demand’ but too many stories about electric ones being garbage and we’re all-electric here. Maybe install an ‘on-demand’ just for the master shower?
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I guess clean Teenagers are worth it. One needs at least 140 if you intend to do any mixing. That's the old standard.
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My suggestion is set them all down and show them the Vrbo commercial with Nick Saban where he tells the family " no showers longer than 5 minutes , this isn't a spa." Tell em you'll put a timer on the water heater.
"Why do you ask"?
Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.
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120 is the maximum temp the "experts" say a water heater should be set to not scald an infant. That'll get you a shower just warm enough to maybe prevent a shiver.
125 is adequate to get a shower, but you won't enjoy it.
130 is almost perfect
135 is perfect
140 will make you dance a little.
As for daughters, mine also likes to take long hot showers. She's 8 and maybe 50 lbs wet. And she'll drain a 50 gallon tank in one showering if you let her. Usually only when she's in my shower. So when she hops in that shower, my wife messages me at the 10 minute mark and I turn the hot water off. I'm not certain if there is a timer that you could install that would do the same thing. But if someone creates one, I'll happily buy and install it.
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
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nothing over 125 . you go higher you start asking for trouble .
any thing over 125 install a anti scold device
Last edited by Frankie; 01/25/26 01:23 AM.
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The Flippin’ Idiot That Could Care Less
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The Flippin’ Idiot That Could Care Less
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Damn I take a 12 minute shower, wash dishes by hand and my son takes a shower...all 3 back to back and we still don't drain my 50 gallon
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We went with an on demand. No more issues with running out of hot water. My daughter would drain a 40 gallon especially in the winter. Now that she's married and moved out, hot water demand has
really dropped off. She still comes by and showers at our place every so often, although they moved to the back of our 30 acres. Our other daughter got an on demand and she lives bout 150 yards from us.
We got our own little compound and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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