Location, at
Home, CA
The saga of
the solar water system goes on.
We ran into
a problem with very little hot water coming out of the faucets even if we let
the water run for a long time. This of course has caused some consternation
among the household members.
After
reviewing it for a few days it was decided by the plumber to temporarily add a
thermometer to a few of the lines to monitor temperatures over a 24 hour
period.
Did I
mention that we have a recirculating line to the back of the house (i.e., the
bathroom core)? This was installed so that we would have instant hot water for
the bathrooms.
The plumber
decided to close off the recirculating line while the temperature test was
running.
Well, guess
what? The water is now hot in all faucets; it just takes time to get hot.
The
explanation lies in how the recirculating line is now working when turned on.
It seems that the water for the recirculating line is being drawn from the
bottom of the water heater tank instead of from the top hot water line.
A fix would
be to add a one way valve in the recirculating line to prevent this from
happening.
I have
called the Solar Company but so far they have not returned my calls. Then
again, I haven’t paid them the final payment either.
