Water Heater/ Vacation Setting ?
 

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



The pilot light will keep the water warm, critters
(spiders and such) out of the flue and prevent
condensation from forming inside the flue/heat chamber
which will cause corrosion/rust. When I worked in the
tropics, light bulbs were put in a perforated box in
the bottom of the closets to produce enough heat to
keep the moisture in the air from saturating clothing.
Think about it, the folks who designed the water heater
had to consider what would happen if the heater was
shut down completely.

TDD