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    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Yes, I checked them all individually and they all are sending power.
  2. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Its actually a small fuse that powers the controller. When I opened it up I saw it and tested it. The controller is low voltage but the unit itself is 240V. The unit is not under warranty they told me. Ive had it for 4 years now. For de scaling I will just have to install two valves at the...
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    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Update, I called the manufacturer and they had me test for voltages at the heating elements and found that one of the elements is not turning on. The women on the phone was telling me that the element is bad. I had to teach her that the element isn't bad if its not receiving power like in my...
  4. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Hi Jeff, I found out my problem. If I don't open the hot valve all the way the water comes out very hot. I remember I took out the flow restrictors from the shower heads. So I guess I need them flow restrictors.
  5. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    I just realized something. Both my bathroom faucets works perfectly. The faucet is a mixer just like the kitchen one. Now, the bathtub and shower bathrooms have individual valves. So I think the problem lies on how it mixes the water. I have access to the back of tub and looked up into the...
  6. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    You are correct in everything you said about flow rate calculations. But I'm talking about once the water leaves the pipe we no longer talk about flow rate since flow rate calculations require the diameter of the pipe. You are correct by saying there is something restricting the flow rate...
  7. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Last year I had my water heater set up to 120 degrees and I would always have to open the cold water because it was too hot. Now I have it set up to 140 degrees and it doesn't get hot because the water flow is too low. If you want to get technical we are talking about water exit velocity. The...
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    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    The water heater was not flushed yearly but I cleaned all elements. There isn't a problem at the kitchen faucet, only bathroom shower heads as pictured. It seems my valves don't have cartridges? No bran names. Also, when I took out the plastic thing (is that the cartridge?) the hot water coming...
  9. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Picture ending 26 is hot water full opened. Picture 40 is the cold water open. Picture 53 is hot water only opened, as you can see there's a blockage because it shoots out. Picture 32 is both opened (hot and cold).
  10. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Its the 36kw model. Last December I opened it up and cleaned the elements. They all looked good, only one element had some scale build up. See pictures so you can understand what I mean with water pressure.
  11. K

    Hot water pipe with low pressure

    Hi, I have an Eco Smart 37KW inline water heater and I'm experiencing low hot water pressure only at the bathrooms shower heads. Cold water pressure probably comes out double to that of the hot pressure. I know this because I took off the shower heads. The kitchen faucet water pressure is equal...
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    Gas water heater vent

    This water heater is connected to the air handler since it has a return loop and heats up the house (hydro heating). I had to do all new piping. I also put a SS flexible line past the vent, not pictured and also insulation not pictured. I looked up retail cost of water heater online after I...
  13. K

    Gas water heater vent

    I paid $1420 for the water heater and they were charging $1100 for the removal of the old one and installation of the new one.
  14. K

    Gas water heater vent

    Theres no blower, installed as instructed in manual. The instructions say that the vent angles should be 90 degrees though. Mine is slightly less, thats why I posted.
  15. K

    Gas water heater vent

    The heater came with that vent. Its double vented and didnt come with a flue cap connection. I will definitely add and run copper past the exhaust. Thanks for your reply.
  16. K

    Gas water heater vent

    Hi, the water heater came with that vent. Its double vented (it has a another pipe vent inside the 6in vent). I also installed a restricter plate on the outlet top exhaust exit as recommended by the manufacturer when the horizontal run is less than 30in. I will definitely add and run copper past...
  17. K

    Gas water heater vent

    Hi, yes, it is double vented. Meaning it has 2 exhoust pipes (one small exhaust inside). The water heater came with those pipes. I live in Maryland, the old one didnt have straps. Do I need to add earthquake straps? Aslo, how should I connect the cpvc to the tank? I will definitely run copper...
  18. K

    Gas water heater vent

    The water tank came with that vent.
  19. K

    Gas water heater vent

    Model GS6-50-YRDSL made by State Industries
  20. K

    Gas water heater vent

    Sorry for the horizontal picture.
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