From: FC 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: new house owner...Advice Needed for not enough hot water
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 09:21:40 -0600

Most likely your hot water tank is in the basement. I know some plumbing 
practice in LA put the hot water tank in the garage but as far as I know 
nobody put it outdoor. Usually the first thing I'd check is the 
temperature setting. Some people would like to set it low for that may 
lower the operating cost but the end result is like what you described. 
Other things amy be related are the capacity of your tank, is this the 
original water heater and is the water hard?

FC

Kate wrote:
> Hi…
> I am a new house owner, I bought this 16 years old townhouse last
> year.  I don't know why for some reason, we never had enough hot
> water.  We have 4 people in the household, but we couldn't use the hot
> water at same time.   Even the hot water is not enough for only two
> out source at same time (for example, washing dishes and taking shower
> at the same time).  There are two big machines, one is in the
> basement, and the other one is outside of my backyard.  I am not sure
> which one controls the hot water and which one does the AC\Heater. 
> Moreover, the one in the backyard, sometimes makes weird and loud
> noises.  I know these questions may seem too stupid to ask, but please
> help me out.
> 
> Kate