FOR PLUMBERS, CONTRACTORS, engineers, handyman, etc?
It's called the A. O. Smith Powershot portable water heater. Model
# GPSH 40 200. Made by A. O. Smith Water Products Co, in South Carolina. They don't exactly have the best or clearest site.
My question, questions, are these: This unit is brand new, the
whole a[artment/building is new. Everytime, I mean EVERY time
I turn on the hot water- whether just for a second or to take
a nice long hot shower (I have it set on the 2nd hottest setting),
the water heater fires right up and starts heating, goung into a full cycle. Doesnt seem to matter if I've been gobe 5 minutes or 5 hours, same thing. You would think there is always some residual hot water left in the tank. It is gas powered, electric ignited. since
I want to save money (besides wanting to know WHY this hapens) can I safely turn the heater on and off between uses- will this work?
Answers:
One thing that could cause this... and I have seen this mistake before more than once. Check to make sure that the incoming cold water supply is connected to the appropriate cold water intake on the hot water heater.
If they are reversed, it could cause too frequent of gas firings. You will still get hot water, but less efficiently as normal.
Do the other tenants have the same issue?
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