Hot water takes forever! Is it the electric tank?
kwow420 asked:
We have a brand new master bathroom in a 30-year-old home. The water in the shower and in the sink takes about 45 seconds to warm up, about a minute to get hot. The guest bath also is slow, but not as bad. The kitchen and other bath in the house are fine. The master is above the garage. Most of the exposed copper lines are wrapped in insulation. Our hot water heater is 12+ years old.
I’m thinking either the insulation is poor and we have to rewrap the pipes? Or is there a valve in the new master bath, or in the garage, that is not open all the way to allow enough hot water through?
And the hot water tank is electric. Someone suggested that electric heaters take longer to heat water than gas ones. Is this the case?
Thanks!
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4 Responses to “Hot water takes forever! Is it the electric tank?”
no have u flushed out the water heater also the heater elements can be going out . i would fuls th ehot water heater but since it is over 10 yrs old i would replace it
Your hot water heater seems to be the furthest from the new bath.By the time you purge the cold water sitting in the lines and warm the lines to carry the hot water you have 11/2 minutes all will be fine if you move the water heater which is hard to do. Get a on site water heater it installs in the room and has instant hot water on demand. It only heats the water when needed.
the tank is probably far away from the bathroom! and its closer to the other fixtures hence it takes less time. gas is shthouse dont go with gas. electric is ok. solar is best. your problem is probably simply the fact that the hot water system is further away from your new master bathroom! so it takes longer to get to it.
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