Hello-
I just replaced my water heater because it was old, and it was still working fine but didn't want it to explode.
Since then, the water in the house is lukewarm, and never gets hot. This was never a problem before.
The water heater installer came by and said that the cartridge is bad in one of the shower handles and quoted me $150 for replacement. He said that cold water was being mixed into the hot water so it is not able to deliver hot water only. He turned off the hot water from the water heater, then turned on the hot water at the sink and cold water came out.
I am curious, when the heater was installed, he told me to leave the bathtub water on for 30 minutes to clear out any debris that was in the line. Is it possible that some debris had caused the cartridge in the shower handle to have a problem as to allow cold water to enter into the hot water line? I appreciate any help. Thanks!
I just replaced my water heater because it was old, and it was still working fine but didn't want it to explode.
Since then, the water in the house is lukewarm, and never gets hot. This was never a problem before.
The water heater installer came by and said that the cartridge is bad in one of the shower handles and quoted me $150 for replacement. He said that cold water was being mixed into the hot water so it is not able to deliver hot water only. He turned off the hot water from the water heater, then turned on the hot water at the sink and cold water came out.
I am curious, when the heater was installed, he told me to leave the bathtub water on for 30 minutes to clear out any debris that was in the line. Is it possible that some debris had caused the cartridge in the shower handle to have a problem as to allow cold water to enter into the hot water line? I appreciate any help. Thanks!