Hot Water Takes Too Long To Flow
Can anyone help me with this problem? I and my suite downstairs have a problem of having to run the water for a really long time before the hot water flows out. We are wasting so much water while waiting for hot water. Sometimes it even starts luke warm then goes cold and then finally hot. We always have to ensure we run the hot water until really hot before we use the dishwasher (low water). Is there anything I can do? Our hot water tanks are right beside my kitchen so the water doesn't have far to flow.
Thanks, d
Hot Water Takes Too Long To Flow
If the heater's been checked and found OK then the answer would be to run a 1/2" recirculating line and pump. But your complaint has me confused. A heater in the next room and you have to wait for hot water? Have you checked for a crossconnection in one of your,( Or your downstairs units) single handled faucets? Why are two units hooked up to one water heater anyhow? I live in Florida where most of our heaters are out in the garage, The longest run is where you need hot water the most. The master bathroom. We have installed 30 gallon "kicker heaters in series with the hot line or circulating pumps to fix this problem. Did this problem just start or has it been ongoing from the start? Check for a crossconnectrion and get back to us. Happy New Year, Tom
Hot Water Takes Too Long To Flow
Whoa! Two more water heaters that we weren't informed of ? Three Water heaters total. One main heater and two "kicker" heaters? Unless you can tell us what heater supplies what, a specific complaint on each one and if there are uninsulated pipes exposed to the elements, plus the piping arrangement we can't be of much help. I would suggest that you have the elements in all your heaters checked and insulate any exposed hot water pipes. This is why WE NEED ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN GIVE so we know what we're dealing with. We're back to square one. Let's startb all over again. This time let's have all the info at one time. Happy New Year, Tom
Hot Water Takes Too Long To Flow
Sorry if you took offense. Let's look at this again. Why did I take it that you had three heaters? I don't know! Perhaps it's because you said, "one for adequate water and two, for closeness to our needs. " and I just added 0ne and two and came up with three.
Having cleared that up you might want to consider repiping the heaters if you can't track the present lines. If this has been a ongoing problem from the beginning this might be your only option. In my book I can see three situitions that would cause your problem.
(1) One heater has one or both elements burned out and you're drawing off only one heater.
(2) You have a crossconnection between hot and cold in one of your single handled faucets.
(3) The heaters have been mispiped so that the runs are so long the water lays in the pipes and cools off. When you make a draw you have to run all of the cool water out before it starts to get hot.
My bet's on door number three.
After reading your post I see what you were trying to say. I apoligize for getting salty with you but do you have any idea how many times we are asked to fix a problem and aren't given enough information to even begain addressing it?
Want to kiss an make up! Tom