heat but no hot water? One of my clients has this system but the water from the tap is not getting hot when I run it, yet his house is warm (it's cold outside here in Canada). When I told him he had no hot water he touched his heaters and said they were warm.
2007-01-20 14:05:31 · 6 answers · asked by Dellajoy 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
First off, you must realize that a hot water heating system has nothing to do with the water that you use in your home for bathing , laundry or doing dishes.
The water heating system is comprised of a glycol based water mixture that is heated and circulated through heating coils throughout your home to heat your house.
Your tap water (hot supply) comes from a water heater and is heated either by electricity or natural gas or propane.
If you aren't getting much or any hot water through your taps, your problem may be minor or it could be time for a new water heater.
If your water heater is heating water but not getting it hot enough, the first thing to do is to check the thermostat located on the lower front side of the water heater. It is usually located right beside the supply line and is probably a red dial. Check to see what the setting is as it may inadvertantly been bumped while cleaning the area which may have turned it down.
If all seems well there, then you may need to replace the thermocoupler if it's gas fired. That could be failing and getting ready to stop working completely.
Another problem may be the dip tube inside the water heater. Newer water heaters have a plastic dip tube which is the supply line inside the tank. These plastic tubes will eventually break down due to the heat of the water they are positioned in and melt away to basically nothing.
If those aren't your problems then the final answer would be to replace the water heater completely.
If you live in an area where the water is quite hard or has a lot of sodium in it such as well water of some locations, then the life of a water heater will be shorter then less hardened water.
This is not something an average person should attempt to repair due to having to "break" gasline fittings to replace the water heater. Costs to get a new water heater vary in the area of $500.00 plus the labour to replace the unit.
I work in a home building supply in Canada and the cost to replace the water heater and haul away the old one charged by our contractor is $189.00.
Most home building centers such as Rona, Home Depot and even Canadian Tire have water heaters in stock as well as qualified personel to replace the unit.
My advise is to "bite the bullet" so to speak and have a plumber take a look at it.
Good luck in your venture.
2007-01-20 14:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by chief_manyfeathers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hot water system and the building heating system are usually separate systems altogether. They both heat water and they both get their heat from burning natural gas but they are separate systems. It sounds like it's time for a maintenance technician to take a look at the water heater. Good luck.
2007-01-20 14:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by James M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The boilers are hot water, this doesn't mean the water heater(hot water) is heated in the same way, mine isn't. He must have a separate hot water heater.
2007-01-20 15:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USA It is possible. You will need a natural gas supply. You will need a gas-fired furnace. I do not know what type of electric furnace or in-line duct heaters you have, but if you have an electric furnace, it will need to be removed and a new gas furnace installed. If you have in-line duct,heaters, they will have to be removed, the ducts plugged, and a new gas furnace installed. You will need to adapt the existing duct to the new furnace. It would not surprise me if the cost was $2K to $3K
2016-05-24 02:58:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like either the heating elements in the water heater, or the thermocouple, which keeps the pilot light lit, has gone bad. I would guess its the thermocouple. They aren't very expensive, and are pretty easy to replace.
Good luck.
2007-01-20 14:12:39 · answer #5 · answered by jmiller 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two seperate systems.
2007-01-20 17:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by genny_gump 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋