No hot water (Update)
Everything worked fine for the first couple of days. The is no hot water. Water heater works. Tank fills after manually draining it but absolutely no hot water comes out of the faucets. I'm thinki...
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Check that your bypass valve setup is actually working.
While de-winterizing at the beginning of this season, my bypass valves would turn, but not actually work. The plastic handles seemed to be stripped from the brass.
I used strong pliers to grab the valve stem and open it.
Make sure you don't have the same problem.
Oh- and the valve between the in and out on your h/w heater should be closed in normal use. Valves are open when parallel with the pipe, closed when perpendicular/crossways.
While de-winterizing at the beginning of this season, my bypass valves would turn, but not actually work. The plastic handles seemed to be stripped from the brass.
I used strong pliers to grab the valve stem and open it.
Make sure you don't have the same problem.
Oh- and the valve between the in and out on your h/w heater should be closed in normal use. Valves are open when parallel with the pipe, closed when perpendicular/crossways.
