its a simple Bradford White Defender water heater, natural gas, 40 gallons...
I got 17 years out of the last one....I put this one in around 2010....
too many people select a HOT wash, but their water heater is set at 120, that's a really warm bath if that...not to mention the bacteria that can grow in your tank at that temp...
you can't argue of dubbed down temps from a machine if you didn't start with a real hot water supply in the first place.....of the dubbed down machines I have used, there is only a 10 degree drop from the water heater....
if I were a single person, a 30 gal set at 140 would probably work.....with 3 bathrooms, and all my machines, there are times I have demand....
standard TL machines were a reason to wash in cooler temps....HE machines were my open door to wash in hot as much as possible without killing my utility bill.....not to mention, no issues from any machines of mold/mildew, bearing/seals...
my opinion is seeing it as common sense...how much hot water can an HE machine actually use, 3 or 4 gallons tops?.....clean clothes, clean maintenance free machine--the way it was designed, and no repair bills.....
or wash in cold, grungy smelly clothing, mold/mildew growth in a machine, and a machines life span shortened, requiring repairs or replacements....
which is really more cost effective?
I got 17 years out of the last one....I put this one in around 2010....
too many people select a HOT wash, but their water heater is set at 120, that's a really warm bath if that...not to mention the bacteria that can grow in your tank at that temp...
you can't argue of dubbed down temps from a machine if you didn't start with a real hot water supply in the first place.....of the dubbed down machines I have used, there is only a 10 degree drop from the water heater....
if I were a single person, a 30 gal set at 140 would probably work.....with 3 bathrooms, and all my machines, there are times I have demand....
standard TL machines were a reason to wash in cooler temps....HE machines were my open door to wash in hot as much as possible without killing my utility bill.....not to mention, no issues from any machines of mold/mildew, bearing/seals...
my opinion is seeing it as common sense...how much hot water can an HE machine actually use, 3 or 4 gallons tops?.....clean clothes, clean maintenance free machine--the way it was designed, and no repair bills.....
or wash in cold, grungy smelly clothing, mold/mildew growth in a machine, and a machines life span shortened, requiring repairs or replacements....
which is really more cost effective?
