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Monalisa (MA)
Hi I have a small salon that has 2 shampoo bowls and pedicure chair, also have 65 gallon hot water heater. Sometimes we run out of hot water but mainly on one shampoo bowl or pedicure chair. Is it cause the hot water heating is only 65 gallons oh and plus it's electrical?
Please help?
Mona
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stuckinlodi (MO)
When you run out of hot water at this one station do your other sinks and bathroom still have hot water? If not (no hot water anywhere) then I'd check the water heater for proper operation, it may have a problem like a burnt out heating element. Was this 65 gallon water heater enough in the past for the amount of hot water you use, and now this is a new problem?
Do your work stations have anti-scald device on the hot-water line? If so, you may have one that is bad and is mixing too much cold water with the hot, giving warm only. If you have hot water at the bathroom sink and other places, just not at this one work station then that means your water heater is probably ok. (this anti-scald device might be on the main hot water pipe at the water heater, if so it can still cause a problem and you'd have warm but no hot water everywhere).
Elec or gas doesn't matter, either type of water heater should produce plenty (65 gal) of hot water, although the gas type would heat the water a little faster when it needs to make more hot water.
Post a photo of your water heater showing piping if you can.
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Ridgidman (VA)
I would have someone troubleshoot the system. They need to troubleshoot before you have any customers.
Food for thought...
Can you upgrade to a tankless electrical water heater? You would not run out of hot water that way.
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