When the house had a small kitchen, a half-bath for the master, and really only one working shower, it didn't require a heavy-duty hot water heater. The one that was in the house when I bought it pooped out about three years ago and its replacement was only a 40-gallon capacity and was also starting to act up. With the addition, my architect had already planned for an electric hot water heater to service the three upstairs bathrooms. But now the downstairs plumbing needs had grown immensely: a kitchen with two sinks, a dishwasher, a more usable laundry room, a powder room, and a master bath with three shower heads and an immense new soaking tub. So it was necessary to upgrade, seriously, the hot water heater. And because of venting issues, it was best to go with a 75-gallon gas hot water heater with a power vent, so it got pricey fast.
But man-o-man, is the water now wonderfully hot. Although this transition was not without a hitch: there was a problem with the power vent and so the unit would not cook, meaning the first morning it was online, the water was a sultry 90 degrees, instead of the 120 I'd been looking forward to. But that's all taken care of and the water is nice. C'mon in.
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