PV wrote:

Hello,

I bought a newly built house 3 years ago. At that time, I asked the
builder why it took so long, 3-4 minutes, before hot water came out of
the faucets when you first turned them on. He said that was the
standard wait.

I'm annoyed now that I have to wait so long for the hot water to come
out. The temperature of the water is fine and I have no problems with
running out of hot water. I want to know if there is something I can
install/replace to make the hot water get to the faucet quicker, in 1
minute instead of 5 minutes. And I have this wait with all of my
faucets, kitchen, shower and bathrooms.

Thanks for your assistance!

This might be a consequence of running 3/4 feeds, as many new
houses have. Thus, more standing water has to be replaced before
the hot water shows up. I replaced my hot water lines with 3/8
flex, and now get hot water after 20 oz. of draw, with no
appreciable lessening of volume. But my runs are short.

pb