On May 19, 5:35*pm, "James" wrote:
I would like to lower the temperature of my water heater. *I put it all the
way on the low side, in fact, it says "Vacation" *when set on the lowest
setting.

Two days later, I still get *VERY hot water on this lowest setting. *I ran
it full blast for six full minutes, and the water was so hot that I couldn't
stand under it. * *I ran it for three more minutes, and the water was still
hot, but bearable. * So, that is nine solid minutes of very hot water.

I don't know how to compare this to the hottest setting, but this doesn't
seem right to me.

Any ideas why I can't get my water heater to a lower temperature setting ?

Thanks !!

James

I assume you have a gas unit?

I had a home (SoCal) vacant for a number of years....I learned that
the pilot was enough to keep the water warm to a usable level nearly
year round

the pilot is often enough to keep water quite hot, unless the local
temp is very low

cheers
Bob