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Not Enough Hot Water!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Lil Pun, Jan 17, 2003.

  1. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Contributing Member

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    I am having a problem in my house! Whenever I am taking a shower, washing dishes, doing laundry, etc. My hot water only lasts a good 3 minutes...LITERALLY!!! It pisses me off, especially now that it is 15 degrees outside! Does anybody have any advice on what I may do about the problem or what the problem may actually be? It has been this way since I moved into this house last January but I just now thought to post it on here thinking that one of the bright BBS posters must know something that can be done. Many thanks to anyone who can offer any great advice!
     
  2. TheHorns

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    Water heater is crapping out on you. It needs to be looked at or possibly replaced.
     
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  4. Mango

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    The method of heating is electric or gas?
     
  5. MadMax

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    i suggest moving out of arkansas! :D
     
  6. Vengeance

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    My guess would be a bad water heater. We replaced the one in my folks' home last weekend and it is working FABULOUSLY. It's really pretty easy to do too.
     
  7. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Contributing Member

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    How much does a new one run?
     
  8. Nomar

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    Eleventy billion dollars.
     
  9. Mango

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    Second request:

    Is it an electric or gas water heater?

    Also, how old is the water heater?

    If it is electric, then you are likely to have one of these problems:

    1. One of the heating elements has failed...........that can be replaced rather easily.

    2. A buildup of minerals in the bottom of the tank that lessens the tank capacity.......which causes the hot water to run out quickly. It can be solved, but more time consuming than just switching out a failed element.
     
  10. Vengeance

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    It ended up running about $300 to $400 all told. Had to buy some new copper interconnects, new gas-line connector, and we replaced some of the piping elbows up there. It's a 50 gallon Maytag heater. It would've cost $300 to have it installed, but we did it ourselves in about 5 hours. Oh, and ours was a gas one. I didn't even know that they made electric water heaters . . .
     
  11. Two Sandwiches

    Two Sandwiches Contributing Member

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    I didn't know you were THAT old.
     
  12. Two Sandwiches

    Two Sandwiches Contributing Member

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    Ahh no edit.:mad:

    No offence to anyone who takes any. Sorry if it was a bad joke.
     

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