Recent content by dwschwartz

Thanks for your comments I appreciate everyone's thoughts so far. Fortunately the plumbing is either exposed or between floors and I haven't seen any sign of water--either coming from the exposed pipe or causing any damage to the downstairs ceiling. There is one area where the pipe rises...

@rmelo99 Yes, have an on demand recirculating pump, but unplugged it to eliminate it from the problem. Also, we can hear it running when it's working. I've also checked the cold water line coming into that sink, and it's cold, which leads me to think the hot water is not finding its way down...

So here's what I know: Started noticing the the temperature of my shower water was fluctuating...generally warm but with patches of cool water. Replaced the dip stick (the old one turned out to be fine) and the lower heating coil, which in hindsight was probably OK too. Increased the temp...