STR complaint water is not hot enough

[John Underwood]

My water heater has been on 110F for many years with no complaints.

Mabe there is some heat loss due to the cold?

I am an hour away from this house.

I haven't even had my coffee yet this morning.

Luckily I have a Rheem wifi water heater and I just raised the temp using my phone and now I will go back to my coffee!

P.S. There is no such thing as a hot water heater. They do not heat hot water, they heat cold water to make hot water. They are water heaters. 

A contractor corrected me one time. I still catch myself saying it wrong occasionally and now I notice when people say it wrong.

[Scott Mac]

Hi John,

120 degrees Fahrenheit is the safety recommendation against scalding, but 140° is the common default setting. 

Most experts agree that anything below 120 degrees creates a risk for bacteria to develop inside your water heater from stagnant water, such as legionella that causes Legionnaire’s disease.

How to choose a temperature:  https://www.gopreferred.com/blog/what-temperature-should-my-water-heater-be-set-to/