Water Heater?
Posted on | December 22, 2009 | 6 Comments
I live in an apartment and my water doesnt stay hot enough for longer than one person to take a shower without waiting a couple of hours between the showers. This is very annoying so I asked the maintenance man about it and he said my water heater was new and it probably just needed to be turned up but yet he never sent anyone to do this.
So do you think he’s full of crap or can turning up the water heater really help fix this problem.
If so how can I do this myself? Is it just a knob?
Its an electric water heater.
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December 23rd, 2009 @ 2:57 am
there are or should be 2 covers on the side of the heater. 1 screw holds the cover on. Underneath each cover is a control for the thermostat. Make sure both are set at the same temp. About 125 degrees should be ok for you. There should be a mark for this temp. Turn the breaker off to the heater if it makes you less scared to take the cover off. Just be careful what you touch if you don’t turn it off.
December 23rd, 2009 @ 6:04 am
You mentioned you live in an apartment complex. You must find out if others are sharing your hot water. If not, and if your water heater is electric, yes there is a knob that you move right or left depending whether you want hot water or not so hot. About the man being full of you know what only you can answer that statement.
December 23rd, 2009 @ 8:24 am
yeah…down at the bottom of the heater in the front of it….test it ,just turn it up a little at first or see what it is on,if already up high something else is wrong……if it a small capacity heater meanig how many gallons is it….u may need a bigger water heater…..did he leave the book closed to the heater where u can find it and read it???might have a diagram in book
December 23rd, 2009 @ 8:29 am
The first thing that you need to determine is if your water heater provides hot water to your apartment only. Some cheap landlords try to save money and have one heater serving more than one apartment. If the heater is too small it will not keep up with demand. You need to check and see if your water heater is providing hot water to your apartment only, and you also need to see if the gas line to your water heater is going to your heater only. Beware of cheap landlords, and don’t believe the maintenance man – the landlord signs his check!
Get a knowledgable friend to check this out for you. Good luck.
December 23rd, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
First, ask yourself….Is the water hot enough? Or does is just feel pretty warm? If you need hotter water, yes it needs to be turned up. If your water is hot enough, then perhaps something is wrong with your water heater. If it just takes a long time to heat up again, maybe the heating elements are coated with mineral deposits, or maybe only one of the two elements is working… If it turns out to be one of those things, it can be fixed, but turning it up won’t solve your problem…
December 23rd, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
there should be a thermostat on the water heater. Also make sure the supply line valve to the water heater is fully open. You will know which one by feeling for the cold pipe.