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Why is your hot water pressure low but your cold water pressure is fine after installing new water hetar?
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∙ 13y ago
Your cold water comes directly from the main line without hitting resistance. Your hot water travels through your water heater which may decrease the pressure. Is this a new problem or has it always been like this? If it is a new problem you may be getting build-up in the lines near the water heater or even in the water heater.
Hot water also tends to have more deposits in the piping. If you have galvanized piping, you could have a lot of corrosion in the pipes. Hot water heaters do get scaling build up. It might be worth having it checked out, a broken hot water heater can be pretty messy!
The answer may differ according to where you live. In the UK the cold water comes from the main which is kept at a moderately high pressure, for example by a water tower. Any leaks are then "outwards" with less chance of inward contamination. The hot water in a house is generally provided from a tank in the house attic, which auto-refills when water is drawn off, stoppnig when full by a floating arm which cuts off the supply to it. This tank at relatively low height provides lower pressure water to the house boiler.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoDon't you think the new water pressure valve regulator may have caused this/ did the plumber install smaller piping? Look for it could also be a slight problem with air in the line
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What does it mean if your hot water pressure is less than the cold water pressure?
My guess is that the hot water heater is installed downstream from a pressure reducer to limit the maximum water pressure that the water heater is exposed to.
What decreases as water pressure increases?
Water pressure increases as the water gets warmer. If water is cold, it doesn't provide much pressure because the molecules move slowly.
What causes the hot and cold taps upstairs to have no water pressure and all toilets gurgle and sputter and the pressure is slow?
low/poor water pressure coming from the utilities/street
Why do Hot water run very slow cold water good?
The water pressure when one turns on the hot water is lacking because the water is coming from one's water heater, which is at the same level as the faucet, whereas the pressure from the cold valve is coming directly from one's town's water tower, which is at a much greater elevation. Also, the water heater tank is only a few feet high, whereas the water holding cell in a water tower is several feet high. The potential energy of the water tower far exceeds that of one's hot water heater, thus the cold water flows out of the faucet with much more pressure.
The sence of touch includes the four basic sensations of?
These are the five feelings 1. Hot 2. Cold 3. Pressure 4. Touch 5. Pain
Is hot water pressure and cold water pressure equal in pressure?
Pressure is the same whether hot or cold.
How do you maintain pressure after installing a second shower head in your shower?
The piping has to be the exact same length for each shower head from the tee where the cold and hot water feeds from the top of the diverter faucet.
What side of the water does the pressure tank go hot or cold?
Install on cold water line.
Why is hot water pressure low but cold water pressure is good?
More than likely it is restiction in your water heater.
Is high or low pressure cold?
If you mean to ask if cold bodies of water are associated with high or low atmospheric pressure, they aren't. Atmospheric pressure can change independently of the temperature of bodies of water.
Why is your water pressure going down?
Hot or cold?
What is water pressure in the aphotic zone?
It is so cold.
How do hot and cold faucets work?
water pressure
When flushing toilet all other faucets have no pressure?
Low water pressure or cold water main undersized.
How could you suddenly lose all hot water pressure without losing any cold water pressure with a electric water heater?
The cold side inlet may be plugged with sand or rust.
What does it mean if your hot water pressure is less than the cold water pressure?
My guess is that the hot water heater is installed downstream from a pressure reducer to limit the maximum water pressure that the water heater is exposed to.
How cold does water have to be to freeze in kelvins?
It depends on the pressure. At normal atmospheric pressure, the melting point of water is about 273.15 K.
