Why is new 50 gal. hot water tank running out of hot water during a 14 minute shower?
Drip tube needed replacing in 4 year old 50 gal. tank so we did that but it did not fix the problem. With a full tank 1 person could have about a 7 minute shower as hot as you want it but then you have to start turning off the cold to make the shower go 15 minutes. Next we replaced the tank with another 50 gal but we still have about the same amount of shower time. We do have the biggest shower head on the market now without the water-saver installed in it but it used to be just the regular shower-head and we still had the same problem. Where is the problem? I was told we should get 8 or 9 showers out of 1 tankful is that right or am I way off?