Lithnights
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I recently converted a 2nd floor spare bedroom into a master bath. I did all the work except the plumbing.. thus I am here with a plumbing question.
When turning on the bathroom hot water full blast, it takes a good 60 seconds to get any bit of hot water. The hot water line (3/4" I believe) runs from the hot water heater (40 gallon) about 30 feet across the basement (very temparate basement) and then up 15 feet or so to the bathroom.
1) I know the pipes cool down as the water sits in them all day and overnight but should it really take 60 seconds for hot water to reach the bath? My original 2nd floor bath is about 15 feet (as opposed to 30 feet for the new bath) across the basement then 15 feet up and that hot water doesn't take nearly as long. Does 15 feet make that much of a difference?
2) I have the basement pipe insulated (cheap foam insulation covers I bought from home depot) but is there anything else I can do to insulate the pipes to keep them maintaining the ho/warm temperature longer? The vertical run of the pipes (running through the 1st floor) is still exposed so I can access that. Isn't there heavy duty insulation I can use to help my situation?
Thanks in advance!
When turning on the bathroom hot water full blast, it takes a good 60 seconds to get any bit of hot water. The hot water line (3/4" I believe) runs from the hot water heater (40 gallon) about 30 feet across the basement (very temparate basement) and then up 15 feet or so to the bathroom.
1) I know the pipes cool down as the water sits in them all day and overnight but should it really take 60 seconds for hot water to reach the bath? My original 2nd floor bath is about 15 feet (as opposed to 30 feet for the new bath) across the basement then 15 feet up and that hot water doesn't take nearly as long. Does 15 feet make that much of a difference?
2) I have the basement pipe insulated (cheap foam insulation covers I bought from home depot) but is there anything else I can do to insulate the pipes to keep them maintaining the ho/warm temperature longer? The vertical run of the pipes (running through the 1st floor) is still exposed so I can access that. Isn't there heavy duty insulation I can use to help my situation?
Thanks in advance!