Re: [DIY] Water pressure good but no hot water

Having spent over 40 years in an old house its not an unusual problem to
have. I have found that the hot water line seems to calcify or gather
junk to its insides kind of like plaque.
One a year I would open the basement hot water faucet and turn off the
water to the hot water heater. Go upstairs and block the faucet (single
faucet head) with a block of wood and wash cloth. Then turn on the cold
water all the way on Hold the wood tightly or you will get a cold
shower. You are forcing the cold water to run down the delivery pipe of
the hot water and empty into the tubs or sink. This reverse flow helps
strip off the build up of junk in the hot water delivery pipe. Run it
until the water comes out clear (have a spotter in the basement watching
this.
Now turn off the cold water. Go down and turn on the water to the hot
water tank and then go back and see if you are getting hot water.
Worked for us many years!


On 9/8/2015 6:37 PM, David Cox dcwired@att.net [DoIt_Yourself] wrote:
> I do not have the solution, but everyone seems to be under the
> assumption that the tank has no hot water.
> As I read the original post, it is only the farthest bath that is not
> getting hot water. One thought is that do you have faucets (esp. bath or
> shower) that regulate the temperature automatically? Lots of newer ones
> do to prevent scalding.
> If so, try adjusting them.
>
> On 9/8/2015 7:20 PM, Ron Johnson l0c0l0b0@hotmail.com [DoIt_Yourself] wrote:
>>
>>
>> What's the size of the water heater? Is it gas or electric? If it's
>> electric, I would get a new one as Joyce recommended. If it's gas,
>> try flushing it out first, to see if it helps.
>>
>>
>>
>> Another thing to remember is if everyone takes a bath or shower and
>> you run the dishwasher, then you might be running out of hot water.
>> With 4 bathrooms, you might consider two water heaters.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
>> From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2015 11:43:02 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [DIY] Water pressure good but no hot water
>> Water heater elements are probably bad. If the heater is pretty old it
>> would be better and more efficient to buy a new one.
>>
>> Joyce aka Mom aka Nana
>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:22 AM, vjoyhme@yahoo.com
>> <mailto:vjoyhme@yahoo.com> [DoIt_Yourself]
>> <<mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I have one hot water tank and 4 bathrooms. The upstairs bathroom
>> furthest from the tank no longer gets hot water. The water
>> pressure is still the same. We let the water in the faucet and tub
>> run for up to 10 minutes, no hot water. We have been in this house
>> for 7 years and it was fine at first. Has anyone had experience
>> solving this problem? Thanks.
>>
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>


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