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Jun 17, 2021
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cracka
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And check the breaker
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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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