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I'm filling up a tank for the humidifier this morning, and the tub, which I rarely use, gives me instant hot water. Like, within seconds. However, a mere five feet away, it takes minutes for hot water to come from the shower head. How can this be? ------- Trying to simplify my life... | ||
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Hold old is your house / plumbing? I have a 'newer' house in which every fixture has a separate line. There is a component called a 'pressure balancing unit' which can go bad after a period of time. I replaced a few of these in showers around the house and they are back within spec. My showers are Kohler brand - don't know if other brands are similar. https://www.amazon.com/Kohler-...t-reviews/B001GZZDCS --------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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basically - it is the unit that mixes the hot and cold water in the ratio you are turning on the dial. apparently - with Kohler at least - they can go bad after a period of 5-10 years depending on the usage. which may be why your frequently used fixture is crapping out but the seldom used one is still working fine. ------------------------------------ Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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Are you supposed to use hot water in a humidifier? ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Are you supposed to use tap water in a humidifier? | |||
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The first floor of our house has a separate HVAC than the second floor. The entire first floor has a humidifier connected to the system at the furnace and uses city tap water. Living the Dream | |||
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Probably just depends on how your water lines are run. I live in a 70 year old house. My kitchen sink is physically the closest tap to my water heater, yet takes the longest time to actually get hot water. When investigating this, it turns out the hot water from the water heater runs clockwise around the perimeter of my house, and the kitchen sink is actually the last stop. When I want hot water in my kitchen, I actually go turn on the hot water in the bathroom tub until it gets hot, then turn on the kitchen sink. "The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in." | |||
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Perhaps your shower has a flow-reduction head, slowing the supply of hot water. Your bathtub wouldn't likely have that, which would speed up the delivery of hot water. | |||
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Flow rate. Your shower likely has a low flow head on it and puts out less volume by design. With less volume flowing it takes longer for the hot water to get to the shower head. Remove the shower head and turn on the hot water to test this. ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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