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It's a gas water heater. City water supply. Usually, my morning
shower lacks enough hot water...it'll get tepid after a few minutes
where I have to shut of the cold completely. A couple of times I even
shut off the cold before I hop in and it's still only barely warm.

Nobody else is using the water and there isn't any timer or anything.

I have drained the hot water tank. And, yesterday, I thought I'd
replace the dip tube, but I pulled the old one out and it was in
perfect shape.

So I'm down to a bad thermostat?

Mike


My water heater is electric, but I had gone thru the same kind of checking.

Thermostat was the culprit. Easy replacement for electric. No clue about gas
fired.

Charlie