In the Kitchen, it takes almost 2 minutes for the water to get hot. It get warm after 1 minute and full hto and about 2. About 1/2 later it is cold again and i have to do the whole thing over. Any ideas??? The kitchen sink is the farthest from the water heater but the house is pretty small 1200 SF so i cannot imagine that is the probelm. The water comes out fine everywhere else.
Thanks...
2006-11-05 10:22:17 · 10 answers · asked by J S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I'm sorry, i should have added eatials on this. I live in Florida and this is a manufactured home so the pipes run under the house above insulation. The outside temp is between 70-80 and the inside of the house is ways between 75-78. I tried to figure with the amount of water flow, that the water would run throught the entire length of the house many times(in other words, no matter how long the pipe is from the hot water heater to the kitchen). I am stumpped. Any ideas??
2006-11-05 10:40:04 · update #1
The hot water works perfectly everywhere else in the house
2006-11-05 10:41:05 · update #2
It is a single handle facuet and i believe it is Moen. I believe it is this one.
http://www.moen.com/browsecatalog/productcatalog/configurator.cfm?skurefno=229617
The thing that is stumping me is why it takes soo long. The amount of water that runs through the pipes before it gets hot, is way more then the length of pipe from the hot water heater to the kitchen sink.(it seems at least, 2 minutes is a lot of water).
Do you think that it may have something to do with the fact that it is single handle?
By the way, thank you all so much for your answers.
2006-11-05 14:28:33 · update #3
There may be two separate problems here.
One is you can insulated the pipes back to the water heater.
If you wanted to have the hot water instantly there are things that can be done. But they are costly. A recirculating pump with a return line back to the heater. Or they make instant hot water heaters that are install near the faucet you want the water hot at.
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Do you have a single handle faucet?
Some faucets (Like Moen) have a cartridge in them & when they wear out the hot & cold may mix when they shouldn't.
Replacing a cartridge isn't beyond some thing a home ower could do.
The Yellow Pages list plumbers if you need one.
2006-11-05 10:42:51 · answer #1 · answered by Floyd B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question as written makes no sense. If the hot water tank feed both the bathroom and kitchen, there should be only a few minutes difference in the water being supplied to both, with the kitchen being the farthest away. There are only a few things that will matter here, that being, pipes exposed underneath the trailer, in very cold weather, with the kitchen supply being either partially plugged, or somehow connected with a cold water mixing valve, which I doubt and see no reason for. And even then I cannot visualize the water taking an hour to travel to the kitchen. How long has this condition been like this, and has there been a recent change of the hot water tank and was it OK before.
2016-05-22 02:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure - but if I were you I would leave the hot on - like a constant dripping while cooking and turning the hot on and off alot or when you are cleaning up the kitchen. Then turn it off completely when your done in kitchen. But, I'm not a plumber I don't know what else could be the problem other than the hot water heater is at the opposite end of your house.
2006-11-05 10:26:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being farthest away from the water heater is a factor.... but another to consider is the temperature under your cabinets in the kitchen. Are they on an exterior wall? Is it cold under there? Maybe pipe insulation will help.
2006-11-05 10:24:57 · answer #4 · answered by Norm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a device that senses water temp the moment you open the tap and heats and delivers hot water till the sensor realizes hot water and the cuts the heater. All under the sink.
2006-11-05 12:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should insulate the hot water pipe going to the kitchen and if that does not help then you got a plumbing problem. does the hot water work ok in the bath room????
2006-11-05 10:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some of the special insulation used for pipes that you can get at Lowe's or home depot and insulate the pipes. It will save you energy also
2006-11-05 10:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem and mine is close to the water heater. Grrrr! Guess I'll have to ask the plumber next time he comes over.
2006-11-05 10:30:32 · answer #8 · answered by blackratsnake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as our water lines run under the kitchen thru an unheated crawlspace & winters can get to minus 40 celcius, we wrapped our pipes with heat tape,then insulated them
2006-11-05 10:30:24 · answer #9 · answered by cheezy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should talk to a plumber.
2006-11-05 10:25:30 · answer #10 · answered by Webballs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋