Recently, the hot water in one portion of our house has lost its temperature--it's really more lukewarm than anything. There doesn't seem to be a decline in pressure or flow, just temperature.
The temperature does not seem to have decreased in other parts of the house, which are closer to the water heater.
We have a 40-gallon gas water heater that serves the entire house. We have copper plumbing. We have a pier-and-beam house with relatively easy access under the house. I haven't found any leaks. The water heater is about 10 years old and the house is about 50 years old.
I have noticed this problem in the past, but it has never lasted for more than one day--it always seems to have cured itself. But this is going on a week now.
Any thoughts?
The temperature does not seem to have decreased in other parts of the house, which are closer to the water heater.
We have a 40-gallon gas water heater that serves the entire house. We have copper plumbing. We have a pier-and-beam house with relatively easy access under the house. I haven't found any leaks. The water heater is about 10 years old and the house is about 50 years old.
I have noticed this problem in the past, but it has never lasted for more than one day--it always seems to have cured itself. But this is going on a week now.
Any thoughts?