[RKDinOKC]

I'm just kind of leary as to how much gas it used daily vs how much the specs say it will need to heat the tank of water up.

Went to stay with a friend a week before he got married. He was out of work and living a cheaply as possible. He had the water heater turned off to save money. If he wanted a hot shower he went to a gym. That's way too inconvenient for me besides a gym membership for taking hot showers including travel expenses back then was either the same or more expensive than just running the water heater. He always ended up taking too long to get ready to go anywhere so there wasn't time to hit the gym, so I ended up taking very quick cold showers.

He also kept his thermostat at 85°F in the hottest part of summer. Told me I needed to drink a lot of water to keep from dehydrating. I had to sneak into the hall and turn down the thermostat to be able to sleep. First thing I woke up had to turn it back up. It was miserable. He did comment that it was really getting nice a cool at nights so he didn't miss the A/C at all. Just said I slept great once it cooled off. During the day the cold showers actually felt good. It was just all the sweating in between.

After he got married, that all changed. House temp went to 68°F and water tank 150°F. Had to actually use a blanket to sleep when staying there, and had to be careful not to burn myself taking a shower.