Do these things (dielectric nipples) ever shed their plastic innards? I'm wondering if one of mine did so and the pieces are now lodged in the hot water piping.
Situation: apparent restriction in the hot water supply to the house. Opening any faucet results in a brief flow that quickly tapers to a steady dribble. Onset of the problem seemed to be rapid*, not like a gradual buildup of sediment even though there's probably plenty of sediment there. WH has been in place since 1988. All four hot water outlets are affected - three are on one side of a tee and one is on the other side.
* Maybe related or not, the faucet nearest the WH had been a little slow for several weeks. I figured there was probably something in its valve but hadn't gotten around to investigating. The other fixtures worked normally 'til suddenly there was no flow. Well, the brief flow that quickly tapers to a steady dribble... Any ideas?
Yeah, I know the WH is overdue for a replacement. I'm planning on moving the new one to the garage but that's another thread. I just wasn't planning on doing it tomorrow...
Situation: apparent restriction in the hot water supply to the house. Opening any faucet results in a brief flow that quickly tapers to a steady dribble. Onset of the problem seemed to be rapid*, not like a gradual buildup of sediment even though there's probably plenty of sediment there. WH has been in place since 1988. All four hot water outlets are affected - three are on one side of a tee and one is on the other side.
* Maybe related or not, the faucet nearest the WH had been a little slow for several weeks. I figured there was probably something in its valve but hadn't gotten around to investigating. The other fixtures worked normally 'til suddenly there was no flow. Well, the brief flow that quickly tapers to a steady dribble... Any ideas?
Yeah, I know the WH is overdue for a replacement. I'm planning on moving the new one to the garage but that's another thread. I just wasn't planning on doing it tomorrow...