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Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Really hot water
From: Jimmie Mayfield <mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:05:17 -0400
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 08:20:38PM -0400, David Scheidt wrote:
> Yeah, I'm pretty annoyed.  The unit was defective at installation (the
> lower element didn't work), and shortly after they fixed it, there was
> something else that got done under a recall.  I suspect if I called
> the plumbers who installed it and raised a stink, they'd take care of
> it (even though the waranty is out on the heating bits), but I kind of
> want hot water before thursday...

Given that each element in an electric water heater is typically around
5000W, you could be looking at a fairly annoying electric bill next 
month depending on how long this went undetected and where you live.
That alone might be worth raising a stink with the manufacturer or
installers.

Jimmie
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