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Jun 17, 2021
11:03:32pm

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if you grab the hot water line coming out of the top of the water heater, is it

hot? You've got a cold water going in and a hot water coming out, see if it's hot leaving the tank.

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Lost hot water during a bathroom remodel. Plumbing question.

Chadillac

6/17/21 10:57pm

Sounds like ball bearings. It’s all ball bearings these days.

CDV

6/17/21 11:03pm

May also need some Prestone....no...Quaker State

Trent

6/18/21 12:07am

if you grab the hot water line coming out of the top of the water heater, is it

BYUFBDAD

6/17/21 11:03pm

Yes, it’s hot

Chadillac

6/17/21 11:10pm

then it's not the water heater. Do you have a recirc pump? Somewhere he

BYUFBDAD

6/17/21 11:35pm

is your water heater on? Maybe he turned the power off while he had the water

charles

6/17/21 11:07pm

And check the breaker

cracka

6/17/21 11:08pm

Water heater is on and there’s hot water coming out of it.

Chadillac

6/17/21 11:10pm

Make sure all the valves on the pipes in and out of the heater are on.

cracka

6/17/21 11:07pm

And no, the hot and cold water don't mix until the fixture. Separate pipes.

cracka

6/17/21 11:12pm

What if there is no cartridge? Would hot/cold mixing be possible then?

Chadillac

6/17/21 11:23pm

That wouldn't affect the whole house. Only the bathtub.

cracka

6/17/21 11:34pm

the mystery is the whole house is affected. Is the cold, cold? Or just not hot?

BYUFBDAD

6/17/21 11:38pm

Whole house. Hot is just slightly warmer than cold.

Chadillac

6/17/21 11:40pm

pressure normal? Did you check the valve coming out of the water heater and

BYUFBDAD

6/17/21 11:44pm

do you know if you have a recirculating pump in your system? If he crossed a

BYUFBDAD

6/17/21 11:50pm

pump may look something like this, somewhere around your heater

BYUFBDAD

6/17/21 11:54pm

Thanks for the suggestions. No recirc pump. House built in 94.

Chadillac

6/18/21 7:06am

Mixing Valve??? Point of use?

carcoug

6/17/21 11:20pm

Have you checked that both thermostats are set correctly?

CougarThug

6/18/21 2:15am

Did he rough plumb but not install the trim yet?

kooogar

6/18/21 6:02am

Yes, it’s Delta. Trim doesn’t come in for a few more weeks.

Chadillac

6/18/21 7:05am

Looks like I need Delta RP-46079. At least it’s less than $5!

Chadillac

6/18/21 7:27am

Yea, just shut your water off and install the valve and you will be set. Sloppy

kooogar

6/18/21 1:20pm

Just a follow up...

Chadillac

6/19/21 10:40pm

Good news. That rough in housing is wide open, the cold and hot

kooogar

6/20/21 12:25am

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