Electric Water Heater Energy Usage labels

> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD I have a 50 Gallon electric water heater that is just=

> job done. One person can shower as long as he wants but the recovery time=

> just too long between users and My wife, My kid and ,myself are trying to
> take showers within one hour and it just will not keep up. So I am lookin=
> to either add an additional water heater and split off one bathroom or
> increase the size of the one. My question is about energy usage.
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD I have looked at 30-80 gallon heaters and there does =

> much difference in energy usage. The 30 Gallons heater have an annual ene=

> estimate of about $405 to $410 and 80 gallon heaters about $440 to $450.
> Does this mean if =EF=BF=BDI add a 30 gallon water heater in addition to =

> gallon I already have to seperate one bathroom I will spend about $820 to
> $850 a year to keep 80 gallons of water heated to where I could buy just =

> 80 gallon and only spend about $450?
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Would one 80 gallon allow three people to take back t=

> Which set up would work best?
> Joe

> On Jan 21, 7:19?pm, "AlaJoe"
>> ? ? I have a 50 Gallon electric water heater
>> that is
>> just not getting the job done. One person can
>> shower as
>> long as he wants but the recovery time is just
>> too long
>> between users and My wife, My kid and ,myself
>> are trying
>> to take showers within one hour and it just
>> will not
>> keep up. So I am looking to either add an
>> additional
>> water heater and split off one bathroom or
>> increase the
>> size of the one. My question is about energy
>> usage.
>> ? ? I have looked at 30-80 gallon heaters and
>> there does
>> not appear to be much difference in energy
>> usage. The 30
>> Gallons heater have an annual energy estimate
>> of about
>> $405 to $410 and 80 gallon heaters about $440
>> to $450.
>> Does this mean if ?I add a 30 gallon water
>> heater in
>> addition to the 50 gallon I already have to
>> seperate one
>> bathroom I will spend about $820 to $850 a year
>> to keep
>> 80 gallons of water heated to where I could buy
>> just one
>> 80 gallon and only spend about $450?
>> ? ? Would one 80 gallon allow three people to
>> take back
>> to back showers? Which set up would work best?
>> Joe
> a second tank will nearly double costs.
> do you have natural gas propane or heating oil
> available
> at your home?
> how big is your service entrance? 200 amps?

> =A0 =A0 I have a 50 Gallon electric water heater that is just not getting=

> job done. One person can shower as long as he wants but the recovery time=

> just too long between users and My wife, My kid and ,myself are trying to
> take showers within one hour and it just will not keep up. So I am lookin=
> to either add an additional water heater and split off one bathroom or
> increase the size of the one. My question is about energy usage.
> =A0 =A0 I have looked at 30-80 gallon heaters and there does not appear t=

> much difference in energy usage. The 30 Gallons heater have an annual ene=

> estimate of about $405 to $410 and 80 gallon heaters about $440 to $450.
> Does this mean if =A0I add a 30 gallon water heater in addition to the 50
> gallon I already have to seperate one bathroom I will spend about $820 to
> $850 a year to keep 80 gallons of water heated to where I could buy just =

> 80 gallon and only spend about $450?
> =A0 =A0 Would one 80 gallon allow three people to take back to back showe=

> Which set up would work best?
> Joe