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Default Water Heater - More Efficient? 40k BTU vs. 55k BTU

On Jul 6, 3:09?pm, wrote:
Rick Blaine wrote:

For BTUs, I agree a larger burner is better...


No. Heat exchangers with smaller burners and lower heat transfer rates
are more efficient.

Nick


well a couple years ago I checked efficeny on a LOT of tanks, they
were all within a few points of one another.

more BTUs definetely makjes for faster recovery