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We had a contractor do a kitchen addition about two years ago. We didn't
do the finish out until 6 months ago.
After I put in the sinks and faucets, we discovered that we had no hot water
in the kitchen or the utility room, which were both affected by the remodel.
I did some sleuthing and discovered that when we turn on the hot water on the new sinks, we have cold water coming in the hot side on the hot water
heater and hot water coming in the cold water side of the new hot water
heater. We have two hot water heaters, on for upstairs and one for down.
I thought originally they might be hooked in series or parallel but when I
cut off the upstairs, there is no hot/cold water upstairs.
I had put in 3 new Moen single lever faucets when I put in the sinks, so I disconnected them and tested the system again and had the same results.
Also, when we had the new hot water heater put in, the old one would not
drain because water kept flowing in. (It should have been a clue to me that something was wrong at this point. )
During the remodel, the plumber went into the lines at two different location
in the slab. I am sure that he crossed the lines were the old utility room. The
second point is where the old kitchen sink lines were and all that happened there was they were extended to the new island and the new kitchen sink
counter and since it was the end of the run, I don't think it would be causing
the problem.
My questions are: 1. Is there a high tech way to locate the lines in the slab?
2. If I am right, is there a way to seal the blocked lines without tearing up the
slab and the new ceramic floors? I think there is a kitchen cabinet sitting
on top of where the work was done. (I was at the house on one of the days
the plumber was working so I know about where it was)
3. We have trusses between the first and second floor, so I was thinking it
might be easier to run PEX through the ceiling.. All of the runs would be fairly short.
Any insight would be very helpful. We live in a small town and we have had a
less than enthusiastic response to helping us fix this. We've contacted three
plumbers and only one came out and it doesn't appear that he's interested
in helping us out.
Thanks
do the finish out until 6 months ago.
After I put in the sinks and faucets, we discovered that we had no hot water
in the kitchen or the utility room, which were both affected by the remodel.
I did some sleuthing and discovered that when we turn on the hot water on the new sinks, we have cold water coming in the hot side on the hot water
heater and hot water coming in the cold water side of the new hot water
heater. We have two hot water heaters, on for upstairs and one for down.
I thought originally they might be hooked in series or parallel but when I
cut off the upstairs, there is no hot/cold water upstairs.
I had put in 3 new Moen single lever faucets when I put in the sinks, so I disconnected them and tested the system again and had the same results.
Also, when we had the new hot water heater put in, the old one would not
drain because water kept flowing in. (It should have been a clue to me that something was wrong at this point. )
During the remodel, the plumber went into the lines at two different location
in the slab. I am sure that he crossed the lines were the old utility room. The
second point is where the old kitchen sink lines were and all that happened there was they were extended to the new island and the new kitchen sink
counter and since it was the end of the run, I don't think it would be causing
the problem.
My questions are: 1. Is there a high tech way to locate the lines in the slab?
2. If I am right, is there a way to seal the blocked lines without tearing up the
slab and the new ceramic floors? I think there is a kitchen cabinet sitting
on top of where the work was done. (I was at the house on one of the days
the plumber was working so I know about where it was)
3. We have trusses between the first and second floor, so I was thinking it
might be easier to run PEX through the ceiling.. All of the runs would be fairly short.
Any insight would be very helpful. We live in a small town and we have had a
less than enthusiastic response to helping us fix this. We've contacted three
plumbers and only one came out and it doesn't appear that he's interested
in helping us out.
Thanks
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