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[email protected] hallerb@aol.com is offline
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Default New water heater, need a blanket?

New hearters have excellent insulation and will feel like room temp.

A heater blanket properly installed cant hurt, but the energy saved may
nver cover the cost of the blanket purchase

Plus the heat lost helps heat your home, in a small way, so only in non
heat times of year would the blanket really save anything assuming your
tank is in a otherwise heated space.