Problem: Water takes 30-40 secs for bathroom showers to get hot after new Hot Water heater installed. Previous Hot Water tank delivered in 3-5 secs.
House: Ranch about 3500 Sq ft, Family of 4 (just 2 now with kids in college)
Old Setup: 75 gal. AO Smith with recirculating pipe set up (NO PUMP). 35 feet from tank to last faucet. Setting on high.
New Setup: 50 gal Bradfor White, reconnected recirculating pipe set up. Only difference a couple of 90 degree turns in recirculating side to accommodate new tank install. Setting on low.
When I figured out our AO Smith was 28 years old, thought it was time to change before it started leaking. (water was also smelling and more debris in water) I had a plumber replace with a 50 gal tank because I thought another 75 gal was just over kill for a small family in a ranch home.
With the old heater, we got hot water in the far bathroom in less than 5 secs. Now with the new heater it takes 30-40 secs to get hot. Until now, I didn’t understand much about recirculating systems (I didn’t even know my tank was setup that way).
So now that I think that I understand the system a little better, I have a couple of questions: 1) How was my old tank able to deliver hot water so quickly without a Recirculating Pump? 2) How come my new one doesn’t do the same?
Once the hot water gets to the far end of the house, I have no problem with the water temperature. It just takes so long to get hot now.
Does anyone have any ideas or advice?
Thanks,
Les
House: Ranch about 3500 Sq ft, Family of 4 (just 2 now with kids in college)
Old Setup: 75 gal. AO Smith with recirculating pipe set up (NO PUMP). 35 feet from tank to last faucet. Setting on high.
New Setup: 50 gal Bradfor White, reconnected recirculating pipe set up. Only difference a couple of 90 degree turns in recirculating side to accommodate new tank install. Setting on low.
When I figured out our AO Smith was 28 years old, thought it was time to change before it started leaking. (water was also smelling and more debris in water) I had a plumber replace with a 50 gal tank because I thought another 75 gal was just over kill for a small family in a ranch home.
With the old heater, we got hot water in the far bathroom in less than 5 secs. Now with the new heater it takes 30-40 secs to get hot. Until now, I didn’t understand much about recirculating systems (I didn’t even know my tank was setup that way).
So now that I think that I understand the system a little better, I have a couple of questions: 1) How was my old tank able to deliver hot water so quickly without a Recirculating Pump? 2) How come my new one doesn’t do the same?
Once the hot water gets to the far end of the house, I have no problem with the water temperature. It just takes so long to get hot now.
Does anyone have any ideas or advice?
Thanks,
Les