rweinstein
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Any help here is greatly, greatly appreciated.
I have a gas 50g Kenmore Power Miser 8 water heater in my basement.
Even with the thermostat all the way on high, I have very little hot water when I shower (2nd floor). It is hot for like 15 seconds and then goes lukewarm for a few minutes, then cold.
In the same bathroom, I have a sink and when I shut off the shower, I can immediately get scolding hot water out of the faucet.
Also, when I run out of hot water in the shower, I have gone to the water heater in the basement with the water still running and emptied a few gallons of water from the heater and the water is very hot. I also flushed the Water Heater.
My conclusion is that the water heater is not bad and I am having an issue with the Hot water not making it up to the second floor shower, but am stumped as to why there is very hot water in the sink right next to the shower.
Other info is that when the hot water is on in the shower and I turn on the hot water on the sink, only ice cold water comes out, but when I shut off thew shower, the water turns very hot again.
Another note is that I have another shower on the second floor that never gets hot water, only lukewarm water. The house was built in 1930 and we bought it 6 months ago. This second bathroom was the kids bathroom, so we thought they may have a governor on the valve to not have hot water, but took it apart and were unable to get it hot.
Please let me know if any of you have thoughts as to what else I can test or do to get hot water to my shower.
I am positive that the issue is not with the water heater, unless the dip stick inside is broken and the incoming cold water is not going to the bottom of the tank, but going right out the top.
This is costing me a fortune and I don't even have hot showers.
Thanks.
Rodney
I have a gas 50g Kenmore Power Miser 8 water heater in my basement.
Even with the thermostat all the way on high, I have very little hot water when I shower (2nd floor). It is hot for like 15 seconds and then goes lukewarm for a few minutes, then cold.
In the same bathroom, I have a sink and when I shut off the shower, I can immediately get scolding hot water out of the faucet.
Also, when I run out of hot water in the shower, I have gone to the water heater in the basement with the water still running and emptied a few gallons of water from the heater and the water is very hot. I also flushed the Water Heater.
My conclusion is that the water heater is not bad and I am having an issue with the Hot water not making it up to the second floor shower, but am stumped as to why there is very hot water in the sink right next to the shower.
Other info is that when the hot water is on in the shower and I turn on the hot water on the sink, only ice cold water comes out, but when I shut off thew shower, the water turns very hot again.
Another note is that I have another shower on the second floor that never gets hot water, only lukewarm water. The house was built in 1930 and we bought it 6 months ago. This second bathroom was the kids bathroom, so we thought they may have a governor on the valve to not have hot water, but took it apart and were unable to get it hot.
Please let me know if any of you have thoughts as to what else I can test or do to get hot water to my shower.
I am positive that the issue is not with the water heater, unless the dip stick inside is broken and the incoming cold water is not going to the bottom of the tank, but going right out the top.
This is costing me a fortune and I don't even have hot showers.
Thanks.
Rodney