{"id":7878,"date":"2006-11-08T12:35:08","date_gmt":"2006-11-08T12:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:18","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:18","slug":"hot-water-heate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2006\/11\/hot-water-heate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Water Heater &#8211; 50 or 75?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a 75 gallon hot water heater that I am looking to replace and am curious if I should replace it with a 50 gallon. I hear conflicting opinions on this &#8211; my house is a two family that includes four residents total (it will never be more than five). Some people tell me a 75 gallon is too big while others say a 50 gallon is too small. I would think two showers in a row would drain a &#8220;50&#8221; (and this doesn&#8217;t even consider a washer and dishwashing). What is best? I&#8217;m interested in heating 25 less gallons of water if I can help it but, then again, don&#8217;t want to run out of hot water all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a 75 gallon hot water heater that I am looking to replace and am curious if I should replace it with a 50 gallon. I hear conflicting opinions on this &#8211; my house is a two family that includes four residents total (it will never be more than five). 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