Why is there hot water downstairs but not upstairs?

Corroded Pipes If your house is old, you may have corroded water pipes, and they are especially likely to affect the water pressure in an upstairs bathroom. Another cause of hot water not being hot enough is sediment buildup in the water heater tank. Many water heater burners are on the bottom of the tank.

Why is my toilet connected to hot water?

Hot water in the toilet tank can indicate a problem that needs to be fixed. The mixing valve installed on toilets to prevent condensation causes water to be lukewarm. When there’s a problem, the water will actually be hot because too much hot is seeping into the toilet – there’s an imbalance.

Is there hot water in the downstairs bathroom?

Hi – just in the process of attempting to replace a broken hot water tap in the downstairs toilet. I have turned off the water supply (under the kitchen sink) so far we now have no cold water and no hot water in the upstairs bathroom. However hot water is still coming out downstairs.

Why does my downstairs toilet have a hot tap?

But the downstairs toilet hot tap flows as if the water hasn’t been switched off. I haven’t had it all done yet but it is well worthwhile to get flexible connectors with valves fitted to all hot and cold taps and toilets. Then you can change anything very easily.

Why does hot water stop running in bathroom?

Most likely it’s water just left in the pipework. Are there no isolator valves under the basin on the pipes to isolate water to taps. Click to expand… Unfortunately i need to change the connecting pipe to the tap so need to cut of the water to the bathroom. I have been running hot water for a few mins but there is no sign of the water stopping.

Is it safe to turn off kitchen hot water?

May take several minutes depending how much pipework there is to drain. Click to expand… Ok. So far I’ve switched off the supply under the sink. The hot water continuely trickles from the kitchen hot tap (pipes start banging upstairs as this happens is that safe?). But the downstairs toilet hot tap flows as if the water hasn’t been switched off.

Hi – just in the process of attempting to replace a broken hot water tap in the downstairs toilet. I have turned off the water supply (under the kitchen sink) so far we now have no cold water and no hot water in the upstairs bathroom. However hot water is still coming out downstairs.

Most likely it’s water just left in the pipework. Are there no isolator valves under the basin on the pipes to isolate water to taps. Click to expand… Unfortunately i need to change the connecting pipe to the tap so need to cut of the water to the bathroom. I have been running hot water for a few mins but there is no sign of the water stopping.

How long does it take to get hot water from the shower to the sink?

Hot water is there, but the heater is not turning on! The hot/warm water lasts about 5 minutes. Keeping the shower running, I then turn on the sink. The heater starts immediately, warm to hot water arrives in the sink in 20 seconds. After 2 minutes I turn off the sink, but keep the shower on. The heater keeps going.

But the downstairs toilet hot tap flows as if the water hasn’t been switched off. I haven’t had it all done yet but it is well worthwhile to get flexible connectors with valves fitted to all hot and cold taps and toilets. Then you can change anything very easily.