mthockeydad wrote:
Is your bypass valve open? You noted you confirmed it's not plugged...actually, an open condition on that middle valve would give you lukewarm water.
Are you getting lukewarm water or straight cold?
A mis-set scald preventer or open bypass should give you lukewarm.
If either of the in or out valves on the water heater (usually top and bottom), then you should have cold.
"Just a second" makes it sound like something weird with the scald preventer. The make/model on that would be the most useful.
As stated in my original post;
"Having issues with the hot water heater now.
I triple checked the bypass valve, Even removed to to verify that it's NOT plugged. Reinstalled."