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Originally Posted by Dantilla
Washington State has a max temp for apartments at 120 or 125- I don't remember which.
Most new water heaters come with the thermostat set at either 120 or 140.
It's time to sneak into the mechanical room and bump the thermostat up a bit. Your neighbors will appriciate that, too.
The problem is that management will see a bump in the energy bills, and turn it back down. At least you get a hot shower for a month or two until they figure it out.
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If you're really clever, you can modify the knob on the t-stat so when it reads 120 it actually spits out 130 water. A lot of maintenance guys aren't sophisticated enough to actually check the output temps with a thermometer. Some are, some aren't. I'm guessing most would just twist the knob until it read "120" or whatever and then go back to their office for their nap or continuing study of the Playmate of the Month or whatever.
Landlords are notoriously cheap and (typically) hire the lowest quality guys out there. Use this to your advantage. Not that I'm advocating mischief of course - "for informational purposes only".
