How can I get the hot water to come out of the faucet faster?

Question

My water heater is good and tuned to the proper setting. Downstairs washrooms produces hotwater faster but upstairs it takes about 90 seconds to start warming. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I don't think you can without decreasing the diameter of your hot water pipe. It is all a matter of physics, water pressure, temperature, distance from the heater and time it takes the water to travel upstairs, etc. Just wait.

Answer 2

Why in the world do people answer with “I don’t think you can” or it can’t work or nothing you can do, etc?

If you don’t know the answer then you shouldn’t answer. This site is for helping people, not making their lives miserable by believing that nothing can be done to help them, or whatever your lie is. If you are sure then back it up with proof and if you can’t prove what you say then you’re probably not correct.

That being said yes there is something that you can do. You can install a recirculation pump. Recirculation pumps are the answer to waiting (and waiting and waiting) for the hot water to arrive where you need it.

A recirculating pump supplies hot water to a branch, (as a rule, the master bathroom) that is located so far away from the heater that it takes ages for the water to get from the heater to the fixture. All it does is move water in a loop so that their will always be hot when you need it.

Make sure to read this article: http://www.askthebuilder.com/413_Hot_Water_Recirculating_Pumps.shtml

Another good read: http://www.keidel.com/mech/pumps-recirculate.htm


A recirculating pump from Costco

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11026121&whse=BC&topnav=&cat=&s=1


As much information as you’d like on the subject

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-47,GGLJ:en&q=Recirculation+Pump

Answer 3

you can't do it with your present system,, either recirculate as mentioned or get a "hot water on demand" system which will heat a small amount of water almost instantly but is not good if you want to take a shower while the clothes washer is running!!