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Old 05-28-2010, 03:04 PM   #1
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over the past few months the hot water is not consistantly hot - more like warm. I have not adjusted anything to cause this. any ideas on what could be causing this? i think my water heater is about 6 years old

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Old 05-28-2010, 11:32 PM   #2
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First guess is that you have an element that is going/is bad.
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Gas or electric?
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Dip tube........
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