Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 17, 2009 9:23 pm Just had the hot water tank put in. Its just you run of the mill DUX unit. Hot water doesnt get hot (real hot) as the old house i used to live in. The new house we are in is a PD house on a concrete slab and it takes ages for the kitchen sink to get hot water and i mean ages like 40 secs of tap running to get there. THe guy from PD says thats normal as the service is further away from the kitchen. Is this really the case or a throw off? Re: hot water issues 2May 17, 2009 9:33 pm In 40 seconds how mouch water do you collect ....several cups full or many? I hope they lagged the hot water pipe Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: hot water issues 5May 18, 2009 8:43 pm It's not the temperature that causes the delay, it's the plumbing... many of us are complaining about it. The HWS is often located quite a distance from some of the taps and the water has a way to travel to get there. Also, in new estates in Melbourne at least, water pressure has been seriously lowered, so you're getting less water through over a set period of timne - that makes a difference too. We get hot water very quickly in our ensuite, because the unit is right outside. The laundry isn't bad either. The kitchen and the kids' bathroom though - those take forever! More than a minute, definitely. That's a looong time to wait for hot water. There's a thread here somewhere, where the problem gets quite an airing - I think it might have been Matt who brought it up? If the temp isn't hot enough once the water does come through, you should be able to adjust that easily enough. Check your manual? Re: hot water issues 6May 18, 2009 8:53 pm You could install a circulating pump on the hot water line which constantly pumps water around the house so you dont have to wait for hot water when you turn the tap on, however if your pipes are in the slab, this would be difficult to do. Would cost roughly $400-$500. In terms of it not being 'hot', there will be a tempering valve on the hot water service which has to be set at 50 degrees, most builders put that on the whole house as it's cheaper rather than putting one on each bathroom (which means the whole house is set at 50 degrees - including the kitchen tap). Re: hot water issues 7May 18, 2009 8:55 pm Yep it was matts and yes i have the same issue and mines a pd house, i had the plumber come out last week to check and everything is normal. He tested the temp in the showers and kitchen sink and found the temp to be spot on 50 degrees which is supposed to be law. But then i took a shower this morning and i had to keep adjusting the hotwater tap to get heat and had hardly needed to put on the cold water, so go figure, and the hotwater unit is close to the ensuite. Re: hot water issues 8May 18, 2009 9:01 pm Clath, my uncle, who's a plumber says it's all just due to laziness and cost-cutting on the part of builders. You'd think with the permanent water restrictions we have in place, that there'd be a requirement for new homes to be water-efficient? Re: hot water issues 9May 18, 2009 9:05 pm Here's Matt's thread: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13141&p=156472&hilit=hot+water#p156472 Re: hot water issues 10May 18, 2009 9:14 pm Kek your right so much ..water is wasted, it would be so much easier if they went back to the old way of having the pipes out side the house eg laundry water so you could get access to the grey water, guess they dont like making it easier as you say to save money and make money Re: hot water issues 11May 18, 2009 9:42 pm Gadgetman, you also built a Bridgeport like kek is that right? Did you leave the hot water in the standard place (outside the ensuite)? I'm building a Bridgeport 38 and have changed the hot water unit to be outside the lounge in between the two windows. This is much closer to the laundry, main bathroom, powder room and kitchen. This was done more for aesthetic reasons, but I'll be really interested to see how it compares to both your and kek's when it is built. I guess in 6 months we'll know if the hot water position is the issue. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: hot water issues 13May 18, 2009 9:54 pm Go the hot water ringmain Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: hot water issues 14May 18, 2009 9:55 pm kek Let us know.... Won't be of any benefit to the two of you though! Might help a few other people decide that the relocation cost is well worth it...... or not. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: hot water issues 15May 18, 2009 10:02 pm onc_artisan Go the hot water ringmain We have it on our list of things to buy. 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