rhliberman
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Two years ago we replaced our old, small-capacity water heater with a new 50 gallon GE Smart Water gas water heater. The thermostat is set on the high side - not quite scalding but pretty hot.
If two people want to take a shower, the second person must wait 30 minutes or so before taking a shower or the hot water will run out before they can finish. Our showers last for about 10 minutes or so.
From what I know (not very much) water heaters are fairly simple devices; it seems that unless the dip tube is broken, not much else can go wrong. But the unit is two years old so that probably should not be the case.
Our old water heater had the same problem (not enough hot water) so that is why we got the new one.
This just does not make any sense. What else can be the problem?
If two people want to take a shower, the second person must wait 30 minutes or so before taking a shower or the hot water will run out before they can finish. Our showers last for about 10 minutes or so.
From what I know (not very much) water heaters are fairly simple devices; it seems that unless the dip tube is broken, not much else can go wrong. But the unit is two years old so that probably should not be the case.
Our old water heater had the same problem (not enough hot water) so that is why we got the new one.
This just does not make any sense. What else can be the problem?
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