Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Hot water heater thermostat

Hot water heater thermostat

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Topic: Hot water heater thermostat

Posted By: RoadToad
Subject: Hot water heater thermostat
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 6:32am

Electric hot water heater way too hot. Where is thermstc adjustment for this. I'm guessing atop hot water tank?
RoadToad

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2015 RP179

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Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 8:35am

The thermostats are not adjustable. There are alternate thermostats available, but only +/-10 degress from the original 130F.

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Charlie
Northern Colorado
OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD
PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD

Posted By: JandL
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 8:43am

My Suburban water heater came standard with a 130 Degree Thermostat switch, it is not adjustable. They make a 120 and 140 degree. You only have 6 gallons so if it to low a temp you could use all the hot water up

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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline
2012 177
2 Paynes in a Pod

Posted By: RoadToad
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 12:30am

OK- Thanx guys. Tomorrow I was going to tear up my bed to get to the RP-179 electric water heater and try to adjust the heater- glad you informed me. I got plenty of other stuff to do. RoadToad

Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 10:02pm

Originally posted by JandL

My Suburban water heater came standard with a 130 Degree Thermostat switch, it is not adjustable. They make a 120 and 140 degree. You only have 6 gallons so if it to low a temp you could use all the hot water up

+1 on keeping it at 130 so you have more usable hot water. 6 gallons is barely enough even with Navy showers.

The risk of scalding goes up a lot at 140 degrees so I don't recommend going there (not that the OP will). I just installed a new WH in my home a few weeks ago and it has a digital interface where I can set the temperature with a few button pushes, up to 160 I believe. It defaulted to 120 and I set it for 130.

Just below 120 you start flirting with Legionnaire's which is partly why I prefer 130.

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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual