My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it. Does
this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there something I can
do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure comming out of my hot water
side on my faucet. It is starting to get worse and I don't know what to
do.

There are many possibilities, for this. If your water is made by a coil, on
a boiler, it could be clogged. You could have some galvanized piping, which
over time gets restricted internally. You may just have to turn up the
thermostat on the water heater



"chrisact34" wrote in message
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My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it. Does
this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there something I can
do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure comming out of my hot water
side on my faucet. It is starting to get worse and I don't know what to
do.

"chrisact34" wrote in message
news:793d19b363ab5251b001b0ba7a4da137@homerepairli ve.com...
My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it. Does
this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there something I can
do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure comming out of my hot water
side on my faucet. It is starting to get worse and I don't know what to
do.


What type of tank? Gas or electric? You may have a heating element gone bad
or the thermostat of a gas heater not functioning properly. Or you kids may
have been playing around it and changed the heat setting. Lack of pressure
indicates clogging of the flow, possible mineral deposits building up.

Keep in mind, if you live in a cold areas, the incoming water is getting
colder too and exacerbating the problem.

In article , "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

"chrisact34" wrote in message
news:793d19b363ab5251b001b0ba7a4da137@homerepairl ive.com...
My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it. Does
this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there something I can
do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure comming out of my hot water
side on my faucet. It is starting to get worse and I don't know what to
do.


What type of tank? Gas or electric? You may have a heating element gone bad
or the thermostat of a gas heater not functioning properly. Or you kids may
have been playing around it and changed the heat setting. Lack of pressure
indicates clogging of the flow, possible mineral deposits building up.

Keep in mind, if you live in a cold areas, the incoming water is getting
colder too and exacerbating the problem.


In addition to this excellent advice, let me add one mo examine the piping
going into the water heater, to make sure it's connected properly. When we
bought our previous house, I soon discovered that the water heater would
provide very hot water for six or seven minutes, which would then abruptly
become tepid and stay that way as long as the hot water continued to run.

It turned out that the pipes had been connected backward when it was
installed: hot to the inlet, and cold to the outlet. So the hot water was
withdrawn from the bottom of the tank (right next to the heating element), and
cold water entered the tank at the top -- where it promptly sank to the
bottom, chilling the entire contents. Reconnecting the pipes properly solved
the problem.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"chrisact34" wrote in
news:793d19b363ab5251b001b0ba7a4da137@homerepairli ve.com:

My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it. Does
this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there something I can
do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure comming out of my hot water
side on my faucet. It is starting to get worse and I don't know what to
do.


Along with other valid possibilities already mentioned is a broken dip tube
in the tank. Cold water inlet gets dumped in the top vs where it's suppose
to at the bottom.

Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "Edwin
Pawlowski" wrote:

"chrisact34" wrote in message
news:793d19b363ab5251b001b0ba7a4da137@homerepairli ve.com...
My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it.
Does this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there
something I can do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure
comming out of my hot water side on my faucet. It is starting to
get worse and I don't know what to do.


What type of tank? Gas or electric? You may have a heating element
gone bad or the thermostat of a gas heater not functioning properly.
Or you kids may have been playing around it and changed the heat
setting. Lack of pressure indicates clogging of the flow, possible
mineral deposits building up.

Keep in mind, if you live in a cold areas, the incoming water is
getting colder too and exacerbating the problem.


In addition to this excellent advice, let me add one mo examine
the piping
going into the water heater, to make sure it's connected properly.
When we
bought our previous house, I soon discovered that the water heater
would
provide very hot water for six or seven minutes, which would then
abruptly
become tepid and stay that way as long as the hot water continued to
run.

It turned out that the pipes had been connected backward when it was
installed: hot to the inlet, and cold to the outlet. So the hot water
was
withdrawn from the bottom of the tank (right next to the heating
element), and
cold water entered the tank at the top -- where it promptly sank to
the
bottom, chilling the entire contents. Reconnecting the pipes properly
solved
the problem.

Even if the lines are correctly connected the dip tube may be damaged as
well.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

Joseph Meehan wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "Edwin
Pawlowski" wrote:
"chrisact34" wrote in message
news:793d19b363ab5251b001b0ba7a4da137@homerepairli ve.com...
My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it.
Does this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there
something I can do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure
comming out of my hot water side on my faucet. It is starting to
get worse and I don't know what to do.

What type of tank? Gas or electric? You may have a heating element
gone bad or the thermostat of a gas heater not functioning properly.
Or you kids may have been playing around it and changed the heat
setting. Lack of pressure indicates clogging of the flow, possible
mineral deposits building up.

Keep in mind, if you live in a cold areas, the incoming water is
getting colder too and exacerbating the problem.

In addition to this excellent advice, let me add one mo examine
the piping
going into the water heater, to make sure it's connected properly.
When we
bought our previous house, I soon discovered that the water heater
would
provide very hot water for six or seven minutes, which would then
abruptly
become tepid and stay that way as long as the hot water continued to
run.

It turned out that the pipes had been connected backward when it was
installed: hot to the inlet, and cold to the outlet. So the hot water
was
withdrawn from the bottom of the tank (right next to the heating
element), and
cold water entered the tank at the top -- where it promptly sank to
the
bottom, chilling the entire contents. Reconnecting the pipes properly
solved
the problem.

Even if the lines are correctly connected the dip tube may be damaged as
well.


Or it could have fallen off.

"chrisact34" writes:

My hot water doesn't stay hot for very long when I am running it. Does
this mean that I have to get a new water tank or is there something I can
do. Also, I don't have alot of water pressure comming out of my hot water
side on my faucet. It is starting to get worse and I don't know what to
do.

Could be. You might have a boatload of sediment or build up in the
tank decreasing its effective capacity and blocking flow.

How old is the water heater?

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/