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Radiators hot but hot water from taps luke warm

Asked Mar 20, 2007, 06:24 AM — 1 Answer
Hi,

First of all I am novice..a real novice when it comes to plumbing, so please be easy on me

I hope someone can shed some light on this weird problem. I have a conventional boiler with a hot water tank in the bathroom and 2 tanks in the loft. The radiators in the house are fine, they all heat up, but the hot water is luke warm from the taps, even if I leave the boiler on for a few hours, there is no difference.. HELP, thanks.

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Mar 20, 2007, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by SpeedyG
Hi,

First of all I am novice..a real novice when it comes to plumbing, so please be easy on me

I hope someone can shed some light on this weird problem. I have a conventional boiler with a hot water tank in the bathroom and 2 tanks in the loft. The radiators in the house are fine, they all heat up, but the hot water is luke warm from the taps, even if I leave the boiler on for a few hours, there is no difference.. HELP, thanks.
Sounds like the tempering valve has failed or is out of adjustment.
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