Hot water - does it damage your sheets
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Water damage from neighbor's hot water heater!
Comments (10)Kweenie, The difference is that a fire is not usually a result of direct negligence on the management's fault. If it were then you probably could sue them. For instance, if an electrician told them they had faulty wiring that was a fire hazard and they opted not to fix it, and that wiring caused the building to burn down, the tenant's losses would be a direct result of the managements negligence, and I'd bet they could win. Same here, this was a result of negligence. I have a friend who lives in the same building his sister lives in. It's a highrise, but the units are owned, like condos. The bylaws state very clearly that the highrise management company is not responsible for damages to personal property. My friend's sister had insurance to cover her belongings. When the pipes in the building froze and burst, sending a virtual waterfall into her apartment, my friend told her not to even report it to the insurance company. Instead he threatened the management company with a lawsuit, because the damages to her property were a direct result of their negligence. They bought her all new furniture. If any damage had been done to my washer, dryer, or upright freezer when our maintenance crew incorrectly installed our hot water heater, causing the outlet pipe to burst sending scalding hot water spraying all over our utility room, you better believe they would have bought us new appliances. Would have paid our hospital bills to if my husband had been hurt running into all that scalding hot water to shut off the intake to the water heater. Basically, damages to tenant's property that are outside the apartment management's control, like storms, trees falling down, fires, are not the responsibility of the management. But if negligence can be shown to be the reason for the damage, you better believe they can be held responsible. You might have to actually take them to small claims court, cuz they'll calim that your renter's insurance is responsible....See Moreon demand hot water - how long does it take to get hot water?
Comments (3)The time it takes for the hot water to get to your faucets or shower is related to the distance the water has to travel from the hot water source to the sink and the diameter of the hot water building supply pipe (typically 3/4 inch) as well as the feeder pipe to the sink (typically 1/2 inch). A 3/4 inch pipe holds about 8 ounces of water for every 3 feet of pipe. So if your tank (or tankless) unit is 90 feet away from a faucet, you would have to push out about 1.8 gallons of cold water (plus whatever water is in the feeder pipe, a 6 foot section of 1/2 inch pipe holds about 8 ounces of water) before the hot flows. A typical sink faucet will run at 1.5 gallons per minute maximum flow rate - so you are looking at over 1 minute to get hot water in this scenario. With tankless units, there is also a small delay between the time the unit senses water flowing through it (which triggers it to fire) and the time the unit heats the water up to the set temperature. There are 3 ways you can eliminate the long delay. The first is to put a hot water source (tank or tankless unit) closer to the sinks that are far away from the current source. The second way is to use point of use hot water generators under key sinks that you use. These POU units are very small tanks or tankless units designed to service just once sink. The last method is to install a recirculating loop where you constantly circulate hot water through the hot water building supply. I have a Rinnai tankless system that we installed in the basement directly below the master bathroom. From the time I turn on a shower or sink, hot water is flowing within 10 seconds. That was the good news. The bad news was that the kitchen sink and 3 other sinks that we use often are over 120 feet away from the Rinnai tankless units. Just before we finished the house, we discovered that it was taking several minutes to get hot water at the kitchen sink - and that was unacceptable to us. I wound up installing a recirculting loop. This was not the way I would have preferred to do it, but space and venting in the basement on that side of the house was an issue. You could just live with the delay you have - 1 minute isn't that bad. If you decide to fix the delay, I recommend posting some details on the plumbing forum and seeking advice on how best to correct....See MoreHot water lobster-recirculating hot water
Comments (5)I have had a Hot Water Lobster valve for over 2-years now...and love it. My hot water tank is higher than my bathroom faucet (which is where I installed it). I get instant hot water at the faucet and hot water in my shower in about 8 to 10-seconds. With my family we are taking at least 4-showers daily, then laundry, dishes and etc. our energy cost seems to have gone down since we installed the Hot Water Lobster. I think its because we are circulating preheated water back to the hot water heater-rather than the cold ground-temperature water that would have otherwise replaced the water we were wasting (while we were waiting for hot water). What I like best is the Hot Water Lobster valve is thermostatically controlled and only operates when the hot water temperature at the HWL drops below the adjustable temperature setting (not like the pump systems-which work on a timer or button you must press first). Anyway I am not a skeptic anymore...no "snake oil" with the Hot water Lobster. Luke...See MoreHot water connector line between hot water tanks leaking
Comments (13)Nothing wrong with flex pipe on a water heater. 99% of the problems come from people not knowing how to install it properly. If you look at a new water heaters supply and outlet nipples. You will notice a red and blue plastic insert. Those inserts are mainly for sealing the connections. Now when you use a nipple to connect two lines you do not have the plastic inserts to protect the rubber gasket in the hose connecter flange. Thus making them very easily to damage and causing leaks. Once the rubber gasket is damaged you can never get it to stop leaking no matter how tight you tighten it. Been using them for years and have had very little problems....See Moremara_2008
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