View Single Post
  #3   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
Edwin Pawlowski Edwin Pawlowski is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 5,823
Default No tub hot water, shower is fine?


"jtpr" wrote in message
oups.com...
We had a home inspection done yesterday and the inspector said that we
needed a new coil in our tank-less system. He based this on the fact
he could not draw a full tub of hot water. The problem with this is
we can take hot shower after hot shower. I mean I can stay in there
for 15 min and then my wife can take a shower right afterwards and be
fine. In fact we have taken as many as 4 showers in a row, 2 with
teenagers, no problem. But the water coming out of the tub faucet is
barely lukewarm. It is a Thermatrol valve, could that be the
problem. The water tested hot at the kitchen faucet.


Showers do use less gallons per minute than filling a tub so it is
possible that the heater is not keeping up. What about other faucets such
as the kitchen or bathroom sink? Check them out first.

Yes, it is possible the Thermotrol valve is not working properly also.