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• Jun 6, 2008

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why does hot water come out of cold tap when we just open the tap.

 

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Do you have a hot water recirculation system?

 

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no , there is no such a thing in the system.what we have is a wall-hung baxi luna for heating (radiant floor/air handler) and dhw . this thing happens just a couple of seconds after opening the cold tap and then everything goes normal .

 

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It could be from many possibilities. One being that the pipe is near a hot water pipe and the water heats while standing in the pipe.