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Hot water takes forever to come on. Is this normal?
Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:16 pm
When I turn on a faucet, it takes about 2-3 minutes for the hot water to come on. Should it be faster? Been like this since I moved into the house 3 years ago and I’m just wondering if this is normal or if I need to have some work done. 2 water heaters are about 8 years old.
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Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:28 pm to Celery
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When I turn on a faucet, it takes about 2-3 minutes for the hot water to come on. Should it be faster? Been like this since I moved into the house 3 years ago and I’m just wondering if this is normal or if I need to have some work done. 2 water heaters are about 8 years old.
Check to make sure your aerator on this faucet is not clogged up.
If you have full flow then your hot water piping is too large and/or your water heater is a long way away from your faucet.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:37 pm to Celery
How far away from the faucet are the tanks??
Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:38 pm to doubleb
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Check to make sure your aerator on this faucet is not clogged up.
It’s on all faucets, but aerators are all good
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If you have full flow then your hot water piping is too large and/or your water heater is a long way away from your faucet.
That makes sense. Water heaters are pretty far away in the garage. That seems like a likely reason.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:43 pm to Trout Bandit
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How far away from the faucet are the tanks??
Pretty far, actually. Tanks are in a far corner of the garage, so probably 30’ for the closest downstairs and 60-70’ for the farthest upstairs. That’s maybe too far away, then
Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:56 pm to Celery
That's probably your issue. My furthest taps take about the same as yours. The ones directly under the water heater are hot in seconds
Posted on 11/7/24 at 2:02 pm to Celery
I installed a small 4 gallon Bosch water heater under my kitchen sink because of this issue. It was super easy and I wish I had done it years ago.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 3:30 pm to Celery
You can pipe in one of those hot water circulator pumps if it is a real bother.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 7:44 pm to East Coast Band
Recirculating pump is the answer
Sounds like they should’ve added another water heater
Sounds like they should’ve added another water heater
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