03-25-2013, 02:25 PM
It has always done this. Newell has worked on it at least four times, and I always leave thinking it is fixed....but it goes right back to the same thing. Since the valve has been replaced I am pretty sure it is not stuck wide open. The weird thing is that the pipe going into the tempering valve should be hot....it is not. Its like there is something going on on just the water circuit that involves the tempering valve. The heater stuff works great.
Also, if the valve was stuck open, I would get really hot water for a while. During my test this morning, the highest temp that I got was 107F and that was only for 20-30 seconds at the beginning of the test. It dropped to around 86F during the test.
Also, if the valve was stuck open, I would get really hot water for a while. During my test this morning, the highest temp that I got was 107F and that was only for 20-30 seconds at the beginning of the test. It dropped to around 86F during the test.
Bill Johnson
Birmingham, Alabama