I think it might be the water heater. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?
2007-02-20 23:12:20 · 9 answers · asked by scwatkins 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Is it through the entire house?
1. No....Each faucet has an aerator that screws unto the end..Unscrew it and try cleaning it out, and showers have restrictors in their nozzle heads..remove these.
2. No difference? Attach a garden hose to the spigot on the botom side of the heater, open the nozzle CAREFULLY and allow it to run at pressure for a few seconds. Turn off the supply line on top of the heater, and open the pressure valve to break the vacuum. ( Litle lever next to supply lines or on upper side of heater. This will rid the heater of sediment.
3. Better ?? Great..No? Need new heater, sorry.
2007-02-21 00:34:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
do you have galvanized plumbing pipes? If so you may have a pipe rusted partially shut. I'm assuming the cold water pressure is ok since you only mentioned the problem with the hot.
On the top of the water heater you should have 2 pipes coming in, one side will or should have a valve on it, this is the cold side or they will be marked. Where these pipes connect to the tank at, look for a large silver nut looking thing. This is a die electric union. Generally they thread onto galvanized nipples that come from the top of the tank. IF you do not have die electric unions and the lines were connected directly to the heater the problem may be here.
If you have copper pipe connected directly to a galvanized nipple it creates electroylsis. What this does is causes the galvanized nipple to rust shut which would reduce your pressure. This is what I would guess to be the problem. Essentially this may be as simple as replacing 2 short nipples on top of the water heater or it may get as involved as re-piping the house. Flushing the heater is a good idea for maintenance purposes, but I doubt it will fix your pressure problem.
2007-02-21 12:28:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a tank water heater, there is any drain valve at the bottom which should be drained once a year to flush deposits. If the water pressure is good at that point, then you're hot water pipe after the tank might be plugged with minerals. Try beating on the pipes without breaking them as the hot water runs so to flush out any kind of impediments. Check all valves.
If you're hot water come from coil inside a boiler, the coil is probably plugged up with minerals and you have to get a professional to flesh out the core oil with acid pump.
2007-02-21 07:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
first flush heater this is done by putting a hose on or just opening the valve at the bottom should be done once a year more if water is really hard . calcium and minerals build up from heat and settling .
2007-02-21 07:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by DR. V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you use the hot water for the first time in a long time (for example, in the morning) and the water temperature coming out is cold, does it come out fast? And then, as it gets warmer, it goes slower? Or is it just slow all of the time, regardless of the water temperature?
2007-02-23 00:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by blackbeardrrr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If earlier it was okay and now pressure has reduced.Then it maybe due to leaks,other additional outlets introduced or water volume is not sufficient.
2007-02-21 07:25:48 · answer #6 · answered by kalabalu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn the switch to put more water. usually it's located in the bottom of the water heater. There are 2 switches, you have to turn it in different way.
2007-02-21 07:27:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
is the cold same? then no maybe there is road works fone water board
2007-02-21 07:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be the hot tap valve too i had same problem.
2007-02-21 08:16:55 · answer #9 · answered by yahooisawastofspaceremoveme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋