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This does not mean that there was something wrong with the water heaters or plumbing; it just means that more people than usual wanted to use hot water temperature from water heater at one time and whoever was last took what little was left. ","bulletData":null,"numberedListData":null,"columnData":null,"imageCaption_1":null,"imageCaption_2":null,"imageURL_1":null,"imageURL_2":null,"numberOfImages":null,"numberOfColumns":null},{"__typename":"SectionData","type":"Text","headingTag":"h2","heading":"Is it normal for hot water to go cold?","text":"It is extremely common for water to go cold from water heater when there are many users in a household and water is used before the water heater's recovery time people feel they need to save the hot water by waiting until someone else has used up all of the water. 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This may cause some trouble for those with pop-up or swing away carriers as these hang significantly lower than standard bolt-on units. \r\rHowever, it may also be difficult to suit those who have mounted their spare tire up high on their tailgate door. A piece of plywood can solve this problem by providing a place for your straps to rest on as well as additional support and stabilisation by distributing the weight across its surface more evenly. \r\rIf you plan on strapping down both sides of your awning arms at the same time, you may find it to be more suitable to mount the plywood slightly above the tie-down points to account for any variance in your vehicle's profile.\r\rSome may choose mounting their awning along the edge or side walls of their car or truck near the back doors instead of roof racks. 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