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order99 · 04-08-2015, 03:32 PM

I remember my last house with its Lowest Bidder water heater...I ended up-

-wrapping it with so much insulation that I filled the closet it was in

-wrapping all the pipes twice, once with 1 inch and again with 1.5 and Gorilla tape

-turning down the thermostat until it was safe to run Hot only in the showers (having to mix Cold water into your Hot is just plain inefficient), and

-left the heater on all the time with no timer.

Now i'm in a Jayco travel trailer with a 15 gallon gas/electric tank, which I can't insulate further due to the pilot light and internally-routed hoses....so now my routine is-

-hey, I need Hot water! (flip switch on wall)
-wait 10 minutes
-use water, flip switch off

So....sort of timing these days...

04-08-2015, 03:32 PM	#21 (permalink)
order99 EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newport NC Posts: 247 Thanks: 21 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	I remember my last house with its Lowest Bidder water heater...I ended up- -wrapping it with so much insulation that I filled the closet it was in -wrapping all the pipes twice, once with 1 inch and again with 1.5 and Gorilla tape -turning down the thermostat until it was safe to run Hot only in the showers (having to mix Cold water into your Hot is just plain inefficient), and -left the heater on all the time with no timer. Now i'm in a Jayco travel trailer with a 15 gallon gas/electric tank, which I can't insulate further due to the pilot light and internally-routed hoses....so now my routine is- -hey, I need Hot water! (flip switch on wall) -wait 10 minutes -use water, flip switch off So....sort of timing these days...