kissiffer4
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Hi all,
We have a hot water problem in our apartment from various faucets (hot water going cold, turn off and on, same problem - hot water going cold) and after investigating, here is an outline of the various scenarios:
* turn shower faucet upstairs on hot - water comes out hot then goes warm - i leave this running for the entire test below
* turn on bathroom shower faucet downstairs on hot - remains very hot whilst shower faucet upstairs is running - shower faucet upstairs goes cold
* turn on bathroom sink faucet downstairs on hot - remains very hot whilst shower faucet upstairs is running - shower faucet upstairs goes cold
* turn on kitchen hot water faucet downstairs - remains very hot whilst shower faucet upstairs is running - shower faucet upstairs goes cold
* as soon as I turn off the faucet upstairs, all of the faucets downstairs cool down and I have the same problem as before - hot water cooling down.
Only other thing to add is, if I put the washing machine upstairs on a cold cycle, then whilst it is filling with water, the water from the faucets downstairs all remain hot (when turned to hot).
Question: Is this a cross connection problem? Could it be the hot water heater failing? Or, might it be a problem with the washing machine?
Any other suggestions much appreciated.
I have a plumber coming tomorrow to take a look at the washing machine (and do a test by turning off the machine valves).
Thanks all.
We have a hot water problem in our apartment from various faucets (hot water going cold, turn off and on, same problem - hot water going cold) and after investigating, here is an outline of the various scenarios:
* turn shower faucet upstairs on hot - water comes out hot then goes warm - i leave this running for the entire test below
* turn on bathroom shower faucet downstairs on hot - remains very hot whilst shower faucet upstairs is running - shower faucet upstairs goes cold
* turn on bathroom sink faucet downstairs on hot - remains very hot whilst shower faucet upstairs is running - shower faucet upstairs goes cold
* turn on kitchen hot water faucet downstairs - remains very hot whilst shower faucet upstairs is running - shower faucet upstairs goes cold
* as soon as I turn off the faucet upstairs, all of the faucets downstairs cool down and I have the same problem as before - hot water cooling down.
Only other thing to add is, if I put the washing machine upstairs on a cold cycle, then whilst it is filling with water, the water from the faucets downstairs all remain hot (when turned to hot).
Question: Is this a cross connection problem? Could it be the hot water heater failing? Or, might it be a problem with the washing machine?
Any other suggestions much appreciated.
I have a plumber coming tomorrow to take a look at the washing machine (and do a test by turning off the machine valves).
Thanks all.
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