Comments on: How to fix hot water pressure throughout my home? http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home Tue, 22 May 2012 00:25:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: sjwanderer http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-2727 sjwanderer Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:54:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home#comment-2727 Most water heaters use the cold water feed to generate pressure for the hot water. So as you turn on the hot water the cold water feeds it pushing the hot water out. Hot water also has expanded gas in it causing it to expand slightly thus as it cools it will slow down. Good builders will put in multiple heaters or localized flash heaters to deal with this problem in large, spread out houses. As for warm water try getting a different faucet that does a better job of mixing them or one. Just remember that the cold water is what pushes the warm water to the faucet. The other issue although not common when professionally installed is that the cold feed pipe into your heater is too small in most houses it should be .75 inches or greater look for step down adapters that don't seem logical.<br><b>References : </b><br> Most water heaters use the cold water feed to generate pressure for the hot water. So as you turn on the hot water the cold water feeds it pushing the hot water out. Hot water also has expanded gas in it causing it to expand slightly thus as it cools it will slow down. Good builders will put in multiple heaters or localized flash heaters to deal with this problem in large, spread out houses.

As for warm water try getting a different faucet that does a better job of mixing them or one. Just remember that the cold water is what pushes the warm water to the faucet.

The other issue although not common when professionally installed is that the cold feed pipe into your heater is too small in most houses it should be .75 inches or greater look for step down adapters that don’t seem logical.
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]]> By: Corky R http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-2726 Corky R Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:33:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home#comment-2726 Some variables should be accounted for in this question, 1: How far is "further back", in the house? If it's quite a distance you're going to have a much longer ways for the water to flow. Water that's been laying in the pipes for a length of time goes cold and then you have to wait for the fresh hot water to get to the spigot you're using. If it's too far, you might consider a second, slightly smaller unit, installed closer to the destination point, or a small instant hot water unit under a sink or in a closet. 2: Are you on a municipal water system or do you have your own well? If you're on a municipal system there should be plenty of flow throughout the entire house and if not then I'd have someone look at the valving involved in the entrance area. If you have your own well, then you may want to jack up the pressure on the pump a few lbs. to get better flow. 3: If you have your own well, is it a deep or shallow well, standard in basement pump or submersible? Shallow wells, with a standard in basement pump, can be adjusted most times, to accomodate up to a 35lb. cut in and 60 lb. cut off pressure, with a good pump. Submersible's, in a deep well, can be used at a slightly higher pressure, if the piping in the home is up to snuff and can handle it without leaking.<br><b>References : </b><br> Some variables should be accounted for in this question, 1: How far is "further back", in the house? If it’s quite a distance you’re going to have a much longer ways for the water to flow. Water that’s been laying in the pipes for a length of time goes cold and then you have to wait for the fresh hot water to get to the spigot you’re using. If it’s too far, you might consider a second, slightly smaller unit, installed closer to the destination point, or a small instant hot water unit under a sink or in a closet. 2: Are you on a municipal water system or do you have your own well? If you’re on a municipal system there should be plenty of flow throughout the entire house and if not then I’d have someone look at the valving involved in the entrance area. If you have your own well, then you may want to jack up the pressure on the pump a few lbs. to get better flow. 3: If you have your own well, is it a deep or shallow well, standard in basement pump or submersible? Shallow wells, with a standard in basement pump, can be adjusted most times, to accomodate up to a 35lb. cut in and 60 lb. cut off pressure, with a good pump. Submersible’s, in a deep well, can be used at a slightly higher pressure, if the piping in the home is up to snuff and can handle it without leaking.
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]]> By: nosdda http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-2725 nosdda Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:28:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home#comment-2725 need to know what type of boiler you have, but from what I have read, I think you have a free standing boiler. If you have, you will never get your hot water to equal the pressure of cold water, because hot water is LOW pressure water. If you have a combi, then you are drawing ot water faster than the boiler can heat it, also allow for heat loss from the boiler to the master bedroom. I suggest that you turn your hot tap on the tub down a bit, to give your boiler a chance to heat the water fully. It may take a little longer to fill, but you will have hotter water.. To minimise condensation in the bathroom, always put cold water in the bath first.<br><b>References : </b><br>Plumber. need to know what type of boiler you have, but from what I have read, I think you have a free standing boiler. If you have, you will never get your hot water to equal the pressure of cold water, because hot water is LOW pressure water.
If you have a combi, then you are drawing ot water faster than the boiler can heat it, also allow for heat loss from the boiler to the master bedroom. I suggest that you turn your hot tap on the tub down a bit, to give your boiler a chance to heat the water fully. It may take a little longer to fill, but you will have hotter water.. To minimise condensation in the bathroom, always put cold water in the bath first.
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]]> By: mr.62 http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-2724 mr.62 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:44:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home#comment-2724 maybe your faucets are plugged up with crap out of the water heater. happened to me before<br><b>References : </b><br> maybe your faucets are plugged up with crap out of the water heater. happened to me before
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]]> By: steve http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-2723 steve Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:25:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water/how-to-fix-hot-water-pressure-throughout-my-home#comment-2723 Make sure you dont have hot water leaks anywhere in your home.<br><b>References : </b><br> Make sure you dont have hot water leaks anywhere in your home.
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