Today, we resolved one of the biggest household problems we had. Our hot water heater was starting to leak, wasn’t working very well, and was apparently undersized for our 4-person household. It worked find until we determined that we had an up and coming teenager to supply water for, and another one on the way in two more years.

So, we took advantage of zero interest financing and we purchased a new hot water heater. It’s bigger and much more efficient than the 24 year old unit that was installed when the house was built. This new heater is about 40% bigger, but will cost us less each year to operate. I’m looking forward to taking the first long, hot shower tomorrow morning since moving in. As of this morning, when we had 3 showers to take, one person got left with a short shower if hot water was expected. When there were four of us (like on a Sunday morning), forget it. Finally, we won’t have to worry about hot water being used for a load of clothes or dishes when there’s an evening shower to be taken.

What’s funny is that we went from a highly innefficient 52 gallon tank to a very efficient 80 gallon one. While I should feel guilty, I don’t. Less (energy) dollars money for more energy.

Life is good…