Can a hot water heater be reversed into cold water?
You would get hot water until the incoming cold water settled down and stratified the hot water, at which time you would get cold water. In order for this to happen, however without crisscrossing the pipes between the wall and the heater, the pipes would have to be reversed inside the wall.
Is it bad to revers a hot water tank?
Yes, reversing them would be a bad thing. The cold water should be entering the bottom of the tank, the hot output at the top: I’d insist that the plumber fix this. But if they won’t, I’d suggest picking up a pipe cutter, some sharkbite connectors, and just fix it yourself. Shouldn’t take more than a half hour to do so.
Where is the cold water pipe on a 50 gallon water heater?
I just had a plumber install a new 50 gallon water heater, but the cold water pipe is installed to the hot side (the left pipe when facing the front of the heater) and the hot water pipe is installed to the cold side (the right pipe when facing the front of the heater). Is this ok?
What’s the difference between hot and cold water pipes?
The cold line is the line on the right as you are standing in front of the heater. Turn on the hot water at any faucet for 1 min. then feel the pipes coming out of the heater. The one on the left should be hot. If the one on the right is hot it is plumbed backwards
You would get hot water until the incoming cold water settled down and stratified the hot water, at which time you would get cold water. In order for this to happen, however without crisscrossing the pipes between the wall and the heater, the pipes would have to be reversed inside the wall.
Yes, reversing them would be a bad thing. The cold water should be entering the bottom of the tank, the hot output at the top: I’d insist that the plumber fix this. But if they won’t, I’d suggest picking up a pipe cutter, some sharkbite connectors, and just fix it yourself. Shouldn’t take more than a half hour to do so.
I just had a plumber install a new 50 gallon water heater, but the cold water pipe is installed to the hot side (the left pipe when facing the front of the heater) and the hot water pipe is installed to the cold side (the right pipe when facing the front of the heater). Is this ok?
The cold line is the line on the right as you are standing in front of the heater. Turn on the hot water at any faucet for 1 min. then feel the pipes coming out of the heater. The one on the left should be hot. If the one on the right is hot it is plumbed backwards
