Why Do I Run Out Of Hot Water?

"So if one element is bad it's just running off one element out of the two then yes you're not going to have much hot water."  - Bobby Crowder

Running out of hot water? Why is causing this?

Is it an old water heater?  Is your water heater too small? Bobby Crowder, the Family Plumber explains why you run out of hot water.  Check out this episode of The Plumber Podcast to find out...

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Podcast Episode Transcript:

So if one element is bad it's just running off one element out of the two then yes you're not going to have much hot water this is the check a pro radio show, Check A Pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe you know it's 6:00 o'clock in the morning and you get into your shower and the water's cold and you're like why does this happen I know the water heater works because we have hot water at times but why don't we have hot water now so I've asked Bobby Crowder the family plumber to join me here on the program today to answer this question hey Bobby why do we run out of hot water hey Joe thanks for having me on so that is a good question we actually get a lot of calls on that so that depends on the water heater the size of the home and how many people are actually using it so I get a lot of questions on you know it's they're not last it's not lasting long so on and so forth so that depends a gas water heater I'm not really worried about it's more of the electric water heaters that have the elements so if one element is bad it's just running out one element out of the two then yes you're not going to have much hot water but also they say it doesn't last long enough and they have like three people there or you got two people in one person's taking 45 minute shower so on and so forth I will recommend a lower gallon per minute shower head so that that helps out a lot so I even did that in my home lower the you know gallons per minutes on the shower heads someone say you can't get the soap out of your hair if it's too low but the 1.75 depending on the model or the make like kohler's really good they'll they put out enough water like 1.75 and it feels like a lot so compared to the older style which would putting out 2-3 gallons per minute of course now you're going to run out of hot water pretty quickly depending on how long to take it showers for but like I said it just depends on held the water heater is is in good shape how long are your showers so on and so forth so there is a lot of scenarios that's why you know call us out and we'll kind of diagnose that for you and and resolve your problem sure if there's four people taking showers at six 6:30 in the morning and you've got a 30 or 40 gallon water heater that's electric and it's not working well that could be a problem but if you have a 50 gallon gas and it's new you probably don't have a problem right exactly it's just has to be it has to be size for the for the home properly excellent this is great great information thank you so much Bobby,  Bobby Crowder the family plumber and surprise AZ all of his contact information is in the description of this podcast Bobby once again thank you so much for coming on today thanks Joe have a good day check a pro was your local source for pre-qualified contractors stay tuned for more of the check a pro radio show.