Most heaters use an element that really can't keep up with demand. The cold water mixes with the hot, which is why it cools slowly, but unless you have a demand unit (usually propane powered and no tank) the electric ones cannot make hot water fast enough, which is why they have a tank. It is indeed a math problem.
Oh, but a nice, hot, fresh water shower is so decadent! For so many years, before the advent of small watermakers, fresh water was for drinking only. Clothes, dishes and our bodies never saw a drop.
IIN for a guy to take 25 min showers?
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Except more water is being heated as the 60 gallons is being depleted. It's a math problem there, old buddy.
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Most heaters use an element that really can't keep up with demand. The cold water mixes with the hot, which is why it cools slowly, but unless you have a demand unit (usually propane powered and no tank) the electric ones cannot make hot water fast enough, which is why they have a tank. It is indeed a math problem.
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Its a function of temperature and flow rate. I don't have a demand unit, but hit break even at 1.5 gal/minute.
Hell, out there in the Caribbean, can't you just splash a bit of fresh water on yourself after a swim?
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Oh, but a nice, hot, fresh water shower is so decadent! For so many years, before the advent of small watermakers, fresh water was for drinking only. Clothes, dishes and our bodies never saw a drop.
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You make the sea faring life sound pretty romantic. Next time I'm in the Caribbean, I think I'll ditch the third party condos.