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Having trouble with cold and hot water

  • 15-07-2018 8:50am
    #1
    dave2014
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    I recently moved into a new place and the pump wasn’t working, got the pump fixed now I have a problem where the cold water is warm and the warm water is cold, what should I do?


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  • #2
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Are you saying that you are getting hot water from the cold taps and cold water from the hot taps?

    Is everything worked off the pump?


  • #3
    dave2014
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭dave2014


    Not everything, the cold water for the kitchen and all the bathroom taps and the shower too. The bathroom cold tap is lukewarm and the kitchen hot tap is completely cold and the cold water tap goes warm


  • #4
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    dave2014 wrote: »
    I recently moved into a new place and the pump wasn’t working, got the pump fixed now I have a problem where the cold water is warm and the warm water is cold, what should I do?

    By any chance is it an apartment with a 6 foot plus (ish) water storage tank?


  • #5
    dave2014
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭dave2014


    Yes


  • #6
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Ok, its one of two things.
    Either whoever has "fixed" the pump has gotten their pipework mixed up.
    Or, the immersion or gas to heat the water had been left on for weeks and gone unused. The heat from the lower section of the tank has created a heat transfer to the upper tank section and the hot water has been run off, leaving the bottom section cool and the upper section warm, and yes I have seen it happen.
    Can you take a couple of pictures of the area around the tank and pump and ill try help you further.


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  • #7
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    K.Flyer wrote:
    Ok, its one of two things. Either whoever has "fixed" the pump has gotten their pipework mixed up. Or, the immersion or gas to heat the water had been left on for weeks and gone unused. The heat from the lower section of the tank has created a heat transfer to the upper tank section and the hot water has been run off, leaving the bottom section cool and the upper section warm, and yes I have seen it happen. Can you take a couple of pictures of the area around the tank and pump and ill try help you further.


    I suspected the pump connection straight away but your 2nd suggestion I never would have co up with. Nice save :)


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