kissiffer4
Member
Hi,
We have had a strange hot water problem for the past year (since we moved into the apartment).
If I run the hot tap in the bathroom (and every other room), the water stays hot for 30 seconds then runs warm/cold. If I turn it off and on again a half a minute later the same thing happens, hot for half a minute then cold. So, this makes taking baths and showers a real pain (esp. with a little son).
After a bit of troubleshooting, I went and started a hot wash on the washing machine and whilst the machine cycle was in the initial filling up stage with water, I ran to the bathroom and tried the hot water faucet again. This time it stayed hot consistently (for a few minutes) and only cooled down when the washing machine went into the next cycle (i.e. finished the filling up with hot water stage).
What I don't understand though, is how does putting the machine on a hot cycle fix the faucet hot water problem? Again, if I'm not using the machine, the hot water faucet issue remains 24/7.
One last thing, I realized too that the washing machine hot/cold water hoses are on back to front. To get the hot water cycle discussed above, I have to put the machine on the COLD wash setting.
Any advice would be much appreciated
Thanks.
One last thing, I think the hoses are on back to front on the washing machine. To do the hot wash, I have to turn the dial to COLD and vice versa.
We have had a strange hot water problem for the past year (since we moved into the apartment).
If I run the hot tap in the bathroom (and every other room), the water stays hot for 30 seconds then runs warm/cold. If I turn it off and on again a half a minute later the same thing happens, hot for half a minute then cold. So, this makes taking baths and showers a real pain (esp. with a little son).
After a bit of troubleshooting, I went and started a hot wash on the washing machine and whilst the machine cycle was in the initial filling up stage with water, I ran to the bathroom and tried the hot water faucet again. This time it stayed hot consistently (for a few minutes) and only cooled down when the washing machine went into the next cycle (i.e. finished the filling up with hot water stage).
What I don't understand though, is how does putting the machine on a hot cycle fix the faucet hot water problem? Again, if I'm not using the machine, the hot water faucet issue remains 24/7.
One last thing, I realized too that the washing machine hot/cold water hoses are on back to front. To get the hot water cycle discussed above, I have to put the machine on the COLD wash setting.
Any advice would be much appreciated
Thanks.
One last thing, I think the hoses are on back to front on the washing machine. To do the hot wash, I have to turn the dial to COLD and vice versa.