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    cassie3177 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 5, 2015, 04:30 PM
    Hot water crossing over into cold
    Hot water is crossing over into cold water. Do not have a check valve on water heater. Also, do not have any single spigot faucets. How do I test to see if it is happening in/through 1 of my faucets?
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    Sep 5, 2015, 05:31 PM
    Hot water is crossing over into cold water.
    Do you mean the hot water pipe cross over the cold water pipes?
    So what?

    Do not have a check valve on water heater.
    Water heater do not normally have check valves.

    How do I test to see if it is happening in/through 1 of my faucets?
    How do you test to see if what is happening?
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    Sep 5, 2015, 06:07 PM
    Close cold water valve located above hot water heater / above cold water inlet. Go to your sink, turn hot water ON for 2 minutes. See if you get continuous water flow after 2 minutes out of the Hot Water side.

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    Milo
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