Comments on: How long for water to go cold when heater loses power?

By: andyj38467

andyj38467 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:40:27 +0000

52 gallon water heaters have 2 heating elements. the average water heater temperature setting is 130-135 degrees Fahrenheit. The average water supply temperature is 50-60 degrees. As hot water is being used, cold water is entering the water heater, and is what moves the hot water out of the water heater, to your fixtures. The possibility is that only one water heater element was working giving you the warm water, and finally the other element gave out as well, and/ or a safety switch tripped, cutting off all power to the water heater. Depending on the hot water demand in your household, it could stay warm for a short time.

By: Jmeller

Jmeller — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:56:03 +0000

For couple of days after an outage or blown fuse however once you start using the temperature begins to drop faster.

By: mike1942f

mike1942f — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:29:21 +0000

An electric water heater the smaller the more slowly it much faster.
An electric water in closet where there is probably in drops it drops it drops all of these combine to make the drop in.