I just bought a home that is 5 years old. The hot water outlet gets hot but no
hot water comes out the hot water side of the faucet. Only cold water. It has
a Talco cartridge circulator. The valves are upen everywhere, even the one
hidden in the wall. See pic. Any ideas?
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/gl
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/gm

On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:44:03 GMT, Joe Sangster
m wrote:

I just bought a home that is 5 years old. The hot water outlet gets hot but no
hot water comes out the hot water side of the faucet.

Fix what broke or have your real estate agent make it right. You just
"bought" it.

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:44:03 GMT, Joe Sangster
m wrote:

I just bought a home that is 5 years old. The hot water outlet gets hot but no

It might be covered by your sales contract, but I'm curious, What is the
"hot water outlet"?

hot water comes out the hot water side of the faucet.

Which faucet? Do you have other hot water faucets in the home? Do
they have hot water coming out of them?

Only cold water. It has
a Talco cartridge circulator. The valves are upen everywhere, even the one
hidden in the wall. See pic. Any ideas?
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/gl

You have more pipes than I do. I guess that's what happens with newer
houses.

https://www.homeownershub.com/img/gm

What is this a picture of?

Joe Sangster
m wrote:
I just bought a home that is 5 years old. The hot water
outlet gets
hot but no hot water comes out the hot water side of the
faucet. Only
cold water. It has a Talco cartridge circulator. The
valves are upen
everywhere, even the one hidden in the wall. See pic. Any
ideas?
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/gl
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/gm

Umm....did you have it inspected before you bought it?

On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4:41:03 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:44:03 GMT, Joe Sangster
m wrote:

I just bought a home that is 5 years old. The hot water outlet gets hot but no
hot water comes out the hot water side of the faucet.

Fix what broke or have your real estate agent make it right. You just
"bought" it.

Yeah, good luck with that. Absent some guarantee, which is rare for a
house that isn't new and being sold by the builder, the seller isn't obligated
to fix something like this, just because it's not working after the sale.
And you Oren would be among the first to tell the buyer to get lost.

Me, I'm left wondering how the hot water "outlet" could get hot with no
hot water flowing out the faucet. I'd assume they are one and the same
thing, so how does it get hot, with no hot water flowing out?

On Monday, November 5, 2018 at 12:27:58 PM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4:41:03 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:44:03 GMT, Joe Sangster
m wrote:

I just bought a home that is 5 years old. The hot water outlet gets hot but no
hot water comes out the hot water side of the faucet.

Fix what broke or have your real estate agent make it right. You just
"bought" it.

Yeah, good luck with that. Absent some guarantee, which is rare for a
house that isn't new and being sold by the builder, the seller isn't obligated
to fix something like this, just because it's not working after the sale.
And you Oren would be among the first to tell the buyer to get lost.

Me, I'm left wondering how the hot water "outlet" could get hot with no
hot water flowing out the faucet. I'd assume they are one and the same
thing, so how does it get hot, with no hot water flowing out?

I just realized that the poster provided pics and just looked at them, but
it's still very confusing and little info is provided. The pics are of
the water heater area and don't show any "outlet" or faucet. They do
show a circulation pump, intended to move hot water to far away faucets
to get hot water their and available so that there is very little delay
in getting hot water. It's there all the time or select hours, so that
you don't have to wait. That could explain how the faucet gets hot.
A blockage in the faucet on the hot side could explain the lack of any
water flowing when it's turned on. Assuming that the problem is one
faucet where hot water does not flow, the other faucets work, etc.