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What is avg. temperature to set a water heater.

what is avg. temperature to set a water heater.

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Kibbutz
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No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

The following site by the US Department of Energy contains the information you are looking for. They recommend a setting of 120°F for most uses for comfortable hot water.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/water_heating.html
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JOHNNY95206
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most water heater have a spot that makes the spot where they work the best. it will save you money and should give you enough hot water that is not to hot
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115 i set mine to . but its a choice .
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Just a old Country Boy, would give you the shirt off my back, just don't try to take without asking first.....

Being in the apartment industry as long as I was I found most resideents like their hot water so I always started with 140* then uf the resident weren't happy either due to the recover time due to the family size I would adjust it to 150* I never would set one above 160*  Not far from that temperature you start reaching scalding temps.  I realize the Dept of Energy states 120* but I would run out in a little while if I set mine that low and somebody would be taking a cold shower.
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changed upper theromstat and now it won't shut off automatically it stays on until the water is boiling hot, and then I have to reset it again to turn it back on.
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