Relationship b/w hot water & low pressure?

[jonny99]

Just moved into a new house (built in the 1920s). Had a 12-yr old water heater when we moved in, we ran out of water partway through the first shower, and decided to replace with a new 50 gallon water heater. Also replaced the shower head with a lower flow shower head. The first shower is now pretty much fine, but if someone else takes a shower soon after, they tend to run out of hot water. This suggests to me that the heater is not recharging as fast as it should be (the new heater has is a GE Smartwater 12-yr, which has a decent recharge rate). Is there a more likely explanation? Could this have something to do with low water pressure in the house, which we have noticed? Thanks!

 

[hj]

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IF the heater is an electric one, then none of them has a "respectable" recovery rate and you are probably just using more water for that first shower than it can replenish.

 

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[Plumber1]

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Amen H J........

 

[jonny99]

The new heater is gas

The new hot water heater is gas, not electric. Forgot to mention that. Thanks.

 

[Plumber1]

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When my kids were home, my son on Sunday was quite often in the shower first and it took me a year to make him realize that taking a shower at home was different than at high school where there was a never ending supply of hot water.

You may be using too much water per shower.

Burner recovery rate should be pretty good.

Your dip tube shouldn't be the problem on a new heater, but if your shower time is very limited, I would take it out and look at it.

 

[Cass]

Winter water is colder, did you turn up the temp??