Water heater usage

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Short answer: Yes, probably normal.

Long answer (to probe deeper): I suggest reading through these recent threads … there are some good details therein:

Rheem Marathon 100 Gallon Water Heater Usage

We just purchased a home with a 100 Gallon Rheem Marathon Electric water heater. I was excited about this water heater as I had read about how efficient it was supposed to be and long lasting. After getting my first month electric bill, >$350/month, I was pretty alarmed as we live in a cold climate with no A/C contributing to this. I installed my sense, and need some help doing some analysis. Here is what I am seeing for my water heater to date. Any reaction to these numbers? $1340 Est. co…

Trying to decide if a new water heater would be beneficial. Looking to compare data

The water heater in our house is from 2003 and was there when we bought the house. I’m trying to decide if it would be cost effective to go ahead and replace it. It’s a standard 4500W electric tank heater. It’s in a small closet in the middle of the house, so as-is, I would not be able to go with a HPWH. Though, depending on how much it costs to move the water heater to my garage, this could potentially be an option. Though, a heat pump seems more complex and costly to repair, so I dunno… I kno…