TipsMcStagger
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I recently had my water heater replaced with an AO Smith ENLB-40. My master bath was renovated a few months before the old water heater failed. I can't remember exactly when but around the time the new heater was installed, I installed this larger rain type shower head. The specs for the head indicate it flows 2.5 GPM. Prior to installing this head, I had a smaller Delta Pivotal shower head that was installed during the renovation but it too advertises 2.5 GPM.
The main line to the master bath was plumbed with 3/4" Uponor but I believe it steps down to 1/2" at the consumers (though I'm not sure about that).
The past couple of times I took a lazy shower, I've run out of hot water. I haven't timed it but I'm guessing around 10 minutes. This was first thing in the morning with no other hot water having been consumed.
So that's around 25 gallons of water and obviously, it's not all hot water. In 10+ years with the old water heater, I never once ran out of hot water granted, the majority of that time was not with the renovated bathroom.
Does this sound right? Am I exhausting the capacity of this heater with one shower? Or is it possible the heater is not adjusted or functioning properly?
Thanks.
The main line to the master bath was plumbed with 3/4" Uponor but I believe it steps down to 1/2" at the consumers (though I'm not sure about that).
The past couple of times I took a lazy shower, I've run out of hot water. I haven't timed it but I'm guessing around 10 minutes. This was first thing in the morning with no other hot water having been consumed.
So that's around 25 gallons of water and obviously, it's not all hot water. In 10+ years with the old water heater, I never once ran out of hot water granted, the majority of that time was not with the renovated bathroom.
Does this sound right? Am I exhausting the capacity of this heater with one shower? Or is it possible the heater is not adjusted or functioning properly?
Thanks.
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