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October 16, 2007
Water Heater Question
My hot water heater has 6 temperature settings. Setting 1 is for being away (Low temperature setting used in the winter time, so the pipes don’t freeze). Settings 2-6 are different temperature settings (I’m not sure of the actually degrees). The default temperature setting for the water heater is setting 4 (right in the middle), which gives you 2 hotter (positions 5&6) and 2 cooler (positions 2&3) settings for the tank. I’ve moved the temperature setting to position 2. This still gives hot water for all morning and evening activities and I haven’t run into any issues of lukewarm or no hot water. For the sake of argument let’s say the temperature for each setting is as follows:
1 100 degrees
2 130 degrees
3 150 degrees
4 170 degrees Default
5 190 degrees
6 212 degrees
and my tank is 100 gallons. Now my question. 100 gallon tank at 130 degrees loses 30 gallons of hot water that is replaced by 30 gallons 60 degree cold water. Does it take more energy (gas heat) to reheat that 100 gallon tank back to 130 degrees? Or would it take less energy to reheat the 100 gallon tank if the tank was set to setting 4, 170 degrees or higher? I’m trying to figure out the correct setting that would maintain hot water using the least amount of energy. (Yeah it's energy star compliant)Does it cost more energy to reheat the 130 degree tank becasue the overall temp of the tank dropped by 40 degrees(est.) vs 170 degree tank dropping 20 degrees(est)(due to the hotter 170 degree water heating the cold water faster then 130 degree water?) If this makes sense to you, and I hope it does, please reply I've been trying to figure this out for over a year. Thanks
Author's Comments
To Brownstoner, the multiple personality guest is arguing with him/herself. please close "da" post! and get over it Da' Cake Spott is a Brooklyn thang!
Posted by: BIGD_at_BKNY at October 19, 2007 8:25 PM in response to Streetlevel: Flatbush Can Eat Cake
Brand New Flat Screen $1500
Hiring a Professional to Professionally install it $300
Being a CHEAP ASS and finding some schmuck to do it for half price, so the damn TV falls, cracks the screen, and you know have a $1650 paperweight.... PRICELESS!!!
If you pay the $300 have one of the retailers install it guess what? If it falls, they are paying to replace it.
Posted by: BIGD_at_BKNY at October 24, 2007 8:32 PM in response to HELP MOUNTING A FLAT SCREEN TV
WOW all those windows will be blocked by a brick wall in a year. Damn....
Posted by: BIGD_at_BKNY at November 30, 2007 12:36 AM in response to Thursday Blogwrap
Hey Brownie!!! Next time let me "CLICK" on the damnned video to view instead of auto starting. Now I wish the seal was dead.....
Posted by: BIGD_at_BKNY at March 11, 2008 6:00 PM in response to Closing Bell: Harbor Seal Hangs in Red Hook
Responses to Author's Forum Comments
one of the best ways to mount it securely if you go DIY is to first put a large piece of 3/4" plywood (as big as you can, but smaller than the screen of course so you don't see it) behind the screen on the wall. that way you can really make it the plywood secure with heavy duty screws and even construction glue (but be careful with the glue- it will ruin the wall if you then try to remove the plywood later). then you can easily place the mount where you want and have the plywood to work with.
Posted by: guest at October 24, 2007 10:25 PM in response to HELP MOUNTING A FLAT SCREEN TV
My husband is kinda handy, but not experienced with this, and he did ours. Because the tv will hide the wall, he felt comfortable removing a small square of drywall in order to make sure that he was indeed drilling into the studs. He was also able to hide the wires this way. I balked at the "hole in the wall" advice (given by a friend who had also mounted his own, much bigger, plasma), but of course you can't see a thing and the tv will always be there to hide it. It has held and looks great. You will need a spirit level. It's not that hard!
Posted by: guest at October 25, 2007 12:34 PM in response to HELP MOUNTING A FLAT SCREEN TV
Thank you for your comments!
Posted by: JessBrooklyn at October 25, 2007 11:18 PM in response to HELP MOUNTING A FLAT SCREEN TV
You know, we were terrified the same way you were. Then we found some resources about home repair and talked to a few people, read our mounting bracket installation guide, and took a deep breath. With the help of a studfinder, taking off our baseboard to help ensure stud location, and then going nuts and routing our wires through the wall for a seamless presentation... we have a beautiful result. The hardest part was the manpower between my husband and I to get the TV on the installed bracket. We had no prior experience, but can do some home repair stuff -- we do pretty well even with totally new things (installing a chandelier, dimmer switch, moving outlets and patching drywall). We heard the plywood advice too but instead chose longer, sturdy, appropriate wall screws. Good luck!
Posted by: DrMcNinja at October 26, 2007 2:24 PM in response to HELP MOUNTING A FLAT SCREEN TV
The area east of classon ave and west of nostrand is herby called Clinton Hill Gardens, please make a note of it!
Posted by: BIGD_at_BKNY at October 19, 2007 6:53 PM in response to Neighborhood Boundary?