Not Enough Hot Water? Here's Why and A Solution

[@aladdinwaiwai]

Hi Ben, May i ask if it is normal that continuous flow hot water system takes 30 sec or a minute or so to have luke warm hot water out? and take another approximately 5 minutes to have very hot water? Thanks Vic

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Wai Wai, that doesn't sound right. It should take 30 sec, depending how far the hot water system is from the outlet, but shouldn't take 5 mins to the desired temperature. Sometimes there is heat loss if the hot water system is a fair distance from the outlet. Regards, Ben

[@sitagatatupailelei1196]

wai wai did you get a solution to yours? just happened to mine yesterday.

[@amundruu]

I've been facing this recently, but only on our kitchen mixer. I've just done some troubleshooting today and it seems that other mixer taps in the house work fine and will trigger the pilot light. The kitchen mixer doesn't appear to trigger the pilot light on our instant gas system and I suspect its due to lack of water flow (the new mixer that was replaced has much thinner braided hoses so I suspect this might be the cause). I'm going to try remove the pressure reducers in the hoses to try fix this, otherwise i'll have to replace the mixer hoses for larger diameter ones.

[@lindagray1809]

I have a tiny house but it takes ages for the hot water to get going. It is then cool enough for me to hold my hand under - not hot enough for washing up and barely hot enough for showers. It's brand new, so very very disappointing.

[@tomobrien8417]

@@lindagray1809 try turning cold inlet down to boiler this will make the water run slower through unit which will then come out boiling hot,

[@EliasAnto]

You’re a life saver! For years my hot water has been piss-weak and all this time I thought it was just a crappy system. We’ve just put up with it. Turns out the filter was ridiculously clogged. Gave it a clean and now it’s like we’ve got a new hot water system 😄😁 Thank you 🙏

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[@kymholbrook7495]

One of the best and easiest to understand DIY clips I have seen. Good job.

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[@nightkids7163]

thanks legend, i dug up and bent my water mains, have been dealing with very low pressure for a few weeks now. ended up being clogged filters everywhere from the crud inside the old pipes - didnt know my hot water system had a filter too, saved me big time. cheers!

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[@jonhardiman2914]

Great video Ben. 8 years on still fixing problems ✅

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Fantastic to hear!

[@lcervantes8505]

Greetings from Mexico. Beautiful on spot explanation.

[@cathchris67]

Thanks Ben, Its Sunday night and your video saved us a lot of worry and money too! Blessings to you.

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[@lifeofmle]

2 mins of great and helpful info. Tried this and was able to have hot water again

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[@MartyMoriarty]

Sheer Genius! My house in Adelaide Hills runs on rainwater heater not even 1 year old! Will now put an inline filter also. If only you were an Adelaide plumber!!! Many thanks for posting Bro.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@mistyucps]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. This was far more informative than rinnai‘s own troubleshooting on their website. Pressure in the tap is restored.

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[@stephensmith5317]

im going to do that right now, i suspected a clogged filter and now you confirmed it. thqnks so much a great tip. cheers

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@amilawickramasinghe8874]

awesome video, cleaning this filter fixed my sporadic hot water temperature fluctuations. I initially thought my temp control valve is not functioning properly but turns out to be the inlet filter is clogged with scaling causing the burner to cut out sporadically due to not enough water coming in.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@meagangooch9571]

Thanks a bunch, I watched your tutorial and managed to fix our hot water problem 😂😊

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

So glad to hear it!

[@stevenchillmaid632]

Great video, fixed my issue, I wasn’t aware of the filer or if I had one where it was located, it took longer to watch the video than it did to fix issue big shout out mate thanks so much champ

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@mickseager2153]

OMG it worked!!! Thank you so much 😎😎👌👌🙏🙏

[@commanderkeen3787]

Hi Ben Thanks for the great video. Our hot water has been going cold during hot showers - starts out hot and then goes cold after varying amounts of time. Sometimes turning the mixer off and then on again restores the hot water, but the length of time we get hot water varies. Yesterday, the hot water didn't drop out. But the day before, it did. So it's very unpredictable. Is this filter cleaning method something that might help resolve this? Thanks a lot 👍

[@pieman29]

did you find a solution, this is the issue that we are having?

[@TonyPuryer]

Great video, clear instructions and well filmed and produced. Saved me calling a plumber out and a few hundred cash. I guess the neg votes are from unemployed plumbers who are only skilled at cleaning filters and are upset you have shared their secret with everyone. Thanks for the video, much appreciated.

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[@tominator6666]

WOW!! It worked! Thanks so much...legend!

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[@mibarweb]

Youre the man thanks saved me hundreds and saved me from sponge bathing the misses.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Very Cool Comment Mate. Thanks for letting me know it helped.

[@monikatorda1357]

as a fellow misses i have to agree we prefer running water

[@shornakumar]

Thanks Ben, this advise helped us fix the unit at our friends place. Cheers

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[@joelbryant1382]

Thanks very much, probably saved me $300

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[@ozantilup]

great info. subscribed

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Chris-vx3qi]

What a true legend. Thank you 🙏

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[@TheEnvelopeOZ]

Good on ya Ben mate.

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[@zalfir]

Hi Ben, we recently had a brand new continuous flow gas hot water system installed in the communal laundry of our units, but the "hot" water that comes through is just warm. I can hold my hand under it and run it continuously, and it's not even as hot as I would wash dishes in. I've considered opening it up to have a look inside to see if there is some form of restriction on it, or if it's just a dodgy model (it _looks_ brand new). Considering how hard I had to fight just to get the broken hot water system replaced, I'm hesitant to bother our ineffectual property manager or our cheapskate land lord about it. Sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands, after all. What would you suggest?

[@IMAP3]

Thank you for the great tips! Your advice was complete and easy to follow.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@ShehanLivera]

Worked like a charm mate! 🙌

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[@marfa_rfa]

HI sorry, 1:52 did you say tap blue? tap glue? what is that? thank you!

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Rafael, tap lube/lubricant that you can get from most hardware stores :)

[@BigRed-MWA]

Nice work bud.👍 What brand do you recommend is best.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi there. Thanks so much for the comment. We do love this Rinnai B16 and would recommend as we've used it for years and recommended to our customers. Do subscribe to our channel (if you haven't already) so that you get notified of our new videos :) tiny.cc/beautifulsubscribe

[@bretthillis3581]

Great help thanks

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[@pariansou1426]

Thanks for your video Sir. But I have purchase a new device, it does not heat, the apparatus clicking ,cell new, but no flames ,hence not hit water coming out. I hav change the gaz regulator and the cord in the gaz cylinder, it works ( hot warking + flames working good). But after 3weeks, no flames again. Please Sir , your views. Thanks

[@jardenjodie5549]

Hi Ben, bought off grid unit with Bosch 10H & Had to replace unit & ordered another one on line & got 13H NAT EXT TF325-8NG. All fittings/ size/ width/ Length/ etc fits perfectly, but it says Natural Gas & old one set up on LPG. Can we still hook it up or exchange unit for LPG, Kind Regards Jo.

[@RajPat-m7r]

I cleaned filter and it was choked with gunk. Thank you.

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[@andrewcurtis3629]

Hi Thanks for the video, my B16 works well but is only just hot enough, can the temp be increased?

[@beayn]

Very little hot water or pressure on my Bosch 10P but I can't find any kind of intake filter? Even when I take the cover off.

[@kennedydavid2478]

Can I do something similar with the Dux Prodigy?

[@lukeneave]

Can your pipe size be too large for those units like too much pressure?

[@chrisl583]

Thanks mate that helped me cheers 😀

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[@philstat100]

Thank You.

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[@lukeneave]

Would that b16 be ok for 4 person family 2 bathrooms, located in Perth

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Iuk. Thanks so much for the comment. Yes. The house in the video also has 2 bathrooms, and in fact have 6 people living in the house, and B16 has worked wonderfully for the past 10+ years. Hope that helps. Do subscribe to our channel (if you haven't already) so that you get notified of our new videos :) tiny.cc/beautifulsubscribe

[@lukeneave]

@@BeautifulPlumbing ok sweet, on its website says only suited to one bathroom tho

[@민초백수옹]

Hi Ben, I am enjoyed watching your contents. I can't get constant hot water from Reheem24 and I am wondering how much it costs for replacing the part, Water volume control motor of Reheem24 hot water unit. and How long does it take that job. How much it might be a total costs including part and labor everything. Location is corner of Shepperton Rd and Miller St in East Victoria Park 6100. F.Y.I 1. Symptom is hot water not coming out continually since I have changed all shower heads(3). 2. Error codes showing on the unit is keep varying 65, 68. 3. it was working perfectly before I changed shower heads. Cheers, Peter

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Peter, thanks for your comment. Have you removed the water savers in the new shower heads? Some shower heads have water savers/restrictors in them that would limit the hot water flow. It would be good to check that first. Hope that helps.

[@furryfriendification]

Good vid bro. I didnt even get burnt alive or scalded. gr8 advice, I was going to dig some cash out of the freezer to pay but it was free?

[@cia6858]

Hi Ben, we have a 10 year old Rheem16 gas tankless water heater but it stopped firing up! i checked the filter which is clean but still dose not heat the water? Many thanks

[@glenns001]

Ive got a setup like this, but works perfect first shower then if you turn it off, next person to shower just gets cold water?

[@reelMn]

Nice clear instructions, thanks. I've just bought a Chinese LPG Califont, can you tell me why there is no gas flow? Turning on the water activates the ignition sparks from the D cell batteries, but there is still no ignition. The gas flow out of the gas pipe is good, I even tried various gas and water pressures, but still no ignition. Thanks.

[@brocky411]

Great vid - worked on my bosch unit - thanks alot

[@ExtremeWog]

Great advise where did you get them yellow tags made im after something similar

[@salasua3637]

You are a legend my good sir.

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[@ZigZag9639]

We have a Rheem in our home and our hot water only lasts 10mins then goes cold afterwards. This will help lots.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@nickangelovski4358]

Full tops ay 😎

[@MantaProx2]

You legend

[@PL-cl2ji]

Hi, what if I don't have a switch under the boiler to turn off the water supply

[@SandsDaw]

Nice one. I'm about to go to a B16 Rinnai from a crappy Dux LPG ProFlo (awful). I haven't seen a lot of good reviews on the Rinnai B26.. is it good and does the job? Dux have been trying to give me discounts to go with them but works out the same. Seems a no-brainer as every plumber or hot water installer tells me to avoid Dux at all cost and stick to Rinnai. This clip is very helpful for when I eventually install continuous flow.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Sands, thanks for the comment! B16 has been working well for us - a house with 4 kids and 2 bathrooms, so we hope it will work a treat for you and your house too if you do switch to it. Do subscribe to our channel (if you haven't already) so that you get notified of our new videos :) tiny.cc/beautifulsubscribe

[@SandsDaw]

Thanks, good to know. The LPG Bottles are 8 metres away and with all the twists/turns in the roof (and being a colorbond roof) makes it a lot more difficult to run a continuous flow because I need the bigger pipes installed. I'm now looking at the Hydrotherm Heat Pump (electric) and will modify to just run the stove off smaller bottles (like a BBQ). The energy efficiency (and no gas wastage) should pay for itself within 3 years. A shame as I was actually going to go for the Rinnai B20.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hope all is sorted soon and work out well for you!

[@H_o_g_a_n]

great tip. very helpful

[@leighcraik7245]

Hey mate, where do I buy the filter from?

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Leight, we would suggest contacting Rinnai directly about getting a filter replacement. Hope that helps!

[@farmagh]

Thanks , this is helpful information. I need help with my system, whilst the tap is on, the water alternates between cold and hot temperatures.

[@farmagh]

Do you think you’d be able to help with this please?? Thanks

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Farmagh. Sure can help. 80% of the time it is a restriction in the pipework somewhere. Give the office a call 1300 454 222 and we can come and sort it out. Regards Ben

[@kymbo72]

I have a Rinnai B1200 and the filter doesn't come out in the same way as you showed. Instead the cap comes off and the filter is left inside with no apparent way of getting it out! DO you have any ideas how to get it out? Thanks

[@lindagray1809]

Great video but didn't make a change to my month old B26. It stopped producing hot water after a storm on Friday night. I have gas and electricity to the house working. I need hot water for showers!

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Linda, sorry to hear! Have you managed to sort it out? Might need to get a plumber out to have a look.

[@derinum]

Top video thanks heaps

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@saleshlal3921]

Hi I have a bosch unit its 5 years old. Never been serviced and my problem is when someone having shower and someone opens another tap in the house to do dishes or another shower the hot water goes cold!! Help please

[@petecleveland3195]

Chur Bro. That worked perfectly. Even on a Bosch system !!!!!

[@pijnto]

I have a Bosch unit no filter

[@moonblossomsa]

Great video. Don’t know if you can help me but I recently bought a houseboat with one of these water heaters on it, unfortunately can only use it to light the pilot lite when connected to 240 volts...is there a way to ignite within using 240 volts?

[@moonblossomsa]

Without

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Jayne. We had a black out once and I just ran it off a 12v inverter in my Hilux with an extension cord. It worked for me. They don't use much power. Regards Ben

[@LlamaOates]

Cheers mate. Good video.

[@CFazz]

What do I turn off if I don't have the tap under unit to turn off?

[@bella0167]

Thank you

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

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[@AjaySharma-cf3tg]

Can we set the water temperature to 45 degree... thanks

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Ajay, yes you can put a controller on these Rinnai hot water systems and control the temperature that way

[@manuelkotakis2217]

Do you do the same to the B26 litre

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Manuel, thanks for the comment. Yes you do the same with B26. Do subscribe to our channel (if you haven't already) so that you get notified of our new videos :) tiny.cc/beautifulsubscribe

[@HarpManOfPerth]

Bosch 10P always have a problem to stop button getting stuck in.

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Anurag, if you have a stuck button on your Bosch 10p, we have made a short video on how to fix it kzbin.info/www/bejne/hajKnndjoL17fKM. Hope that helps!

[@dianepapadam2705]

hi , we have a rinnai 26 , the water from the kitchen tap is hot but the bathrooms is lukewarm now would that because of the filter needing to be cleaned ? thanks di

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Diane, yes it could be the filter, so you can try cleaning it first and see if it works. If not, it could be heat loss caused by a long run to the bathroom or a faulty temp valve if they are installed. Hope that is helpful.

[@dianepapadam2705]

@@BeautifulPlumbing hi we tried cleaning the filter but it was really clean , it's funny how it's both bathrooms but laundry & kitchen are still hot , ensuite is right next to water system , could it have anything to do with the duplex they built next door , they have gas , funny it started when they moved in , weird

[@sriss1414]

Thank you Sir!

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

No worries.

[@roshandeen88]

Hi. I got chromagen solar hot water system. There is no green light on Controller. Some time it's turn on but still no hot water. Pump works when green light on but seems gas hot water system does not turn on. Could you please advise what could be a problem. Thx

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Abdul, I don't think it is a plumbing problem, it could an electrical fault. Maybe try to call your local electrician? Hope that helps!

[@theNEWTful]

Cheers

[@benwebster906]

Good on ya mate. Thaks

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Ben Webster no worries. Did you get it sorted??

[@alt-w7130]

Filter clean no gung in it, water runs hot for 3 to 4 minutes the run cold for 5 to 8 seconds then bact to hot what would cause the problem?

[@andrewcampbell6258]

I've found if you have an outlet with a water saver (reducer) unit in the tap. It causes the instantaneous hot water to cut in and out. Hence going hot then cold

[@idevric]

i got a different case. water can goes through the filte, its cleaned but still no water coming out of the hot water tap at all. any ideas before calling a plumber?

[@chris_burrows]

Did you find the cause of this?

[@stevencollins4298]

ou Hi my gas hot water service is playing up its a 16E Bosch high flow heat as you go system hears example of what its doing if you turn on hot water it runs for 10 or so seconds then the pressure cuts down an there's no hot water is there anything I can do to fix the problem so I can have quick shower

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Stevo, you can try watching this video we made on BOSCH 10p kzbin.info/www/bejne/navFqa2MqL6Bl68 and see if that helps. Whereabouts are you living? Maybe we can come and have a look for you.

[@mexicanamerican21]

I moved into a brand new apartment and it has a tankless water heater but the heater won’t turn on and it’s so cold.

[@monikatorda1357]

Hi mate, I have the Rinnai infinity 26. I just tried what you suggested and still no fix.The hot water service has a second filter which requires long nosed pliers to get out (I've seen it done by a plumber a few years ago) but I cannot seem to remember where it is... Are you able to advise? thanks! Monika

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Monika, it is best to contact your local plumber to get this sorted. You may have a temp valve installed and they do have filters also. Regards, Ben

[@monikatorda1357]

Hi Ben, thanks, will do :)

[@ted2211]

Hi my hot water is not working

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi there, sorry to hear, have you managed to sort it out?

[@MelaniaT-r6m]

No one ever talks about how very loud these constant hot water systems are?

[@hunterhalo]

You still reply to this video, wow. I have a problem with my rinnai 26 (REU-V2626W) as long as 1 faucet or shower turn on, then it is ok, as soon as second one turn on, the first one got cut off, like no hot water at all let alone warmy one. Not a pleasant experience especially when im showering) do you regconise the problem? I turn the water inlet to near max already

[@BeautifulPlumbing]

Hi Hunter, thanks for your comment. Sorry for the late reply! It sounds to me like you might have flow restrictors in your shower rose and also in the outlet filters of your basin or kitchen tap. Try removing them and it should sort out the problem. Regards, Beautiful Plumbing