Do we have any plumbing experts here? Strange plumbing problems: A while ago, no hot water. Figured it was the heating element, replaced it. In the process, found red button tripped, pushed the button. Probably the heating element had been fine.(cont)
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System was mostly working, but occasionally the red button would trip and need to be pressed. Figured the thermostat was bad. Replaced upper thermostat. Still having red button trip maybe once a month. (cont)
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In faucet directly above water heater one floor, the cold water starts out hot then turns cold. In nearby shower, water isn't quite hot enough except when the hot water on that same faucet is turned on.
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I suspect this weird hot in the cold faucet problem is related to the red button problem. Water heater overheats and overflows into cold pipe? Why is it overheating? Would all this be fixed by replacing the lower thermostat too?
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Sometimes I have noticed the water has been unusually hot, but it's always seemed to be just for a short time, like the water in the heater was only really hot at the top
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Replying to @almostesq1
Do you mean the cold water supply vs. the hot water temps we're seeing? The cold is a normal cold temp, like 40 degrees or so, and the hot is usually a somewhat low hot like 120
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hmm, maybe if the lower thermostat isn't working them the upper heater would be doing all the work? Why would that overheat the system and cause the button to trip, though?
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