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I also seem to remember
the hot water being hotter in the past. Is it possible that my water
heater is dying a slow death?

Gas or electricity? E.g. gas burner jets may require periodical
cleaning, heating electrodes (usually two) of elec. heaters can
be replaced when they wear out (are masked by mineral deposits.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)