This took me a minute. I can't remember the last time I was someplace that didn't have a balancing valve.
What sorcery is this "balancing valve" that I've never heard of or had the pleasure of experiencing!?!?!
It maintains the same temp, even when hot water temp or pressure is changing
I can’t speak for everyone but here’s what mine like like:
The fuck?
This exist?
Did I live under the bottom of a well or something?
It doesn't even need to be that fancy. Basic ones will just react to reduced flow on the hot or cold side by reducing the other side proportionally to keep the temperature roughly the same.
Yeah was a problem with back when you couldn't be on the phone and the internet at the same time. Or you still live in a really cheap fucking apartment?
still live in a cheap fucking apartment
Welcome to the majority of America living situations. And most of the time they aren't even fucking cheap. To live in a place with basic standards of living that are in line with modern tech is a luxury here.
Not just the states….im in a (rented) house in Germany that was built in the 90s (so not that old to compare to a lot of other houses here) and deal with this everyday. Coupled with the insanely long cleaning times and frequency of use due to how small they are for the “economic” washing machines and dishwashers, fluctuating water pressure and water temps are always a surprise….
Newer homes have tankless constant water heaters and it's the greatest thing in the world.
doing the math, tankless heaters use insane amounts of electricity. we were gonna use one for a detached guest house so we could skip the insulated pipe, but holy shit the cabling we'd have to install
Depending where you live, the tankless heater might run on gas.
Which is sometimes better for the environment than the electricity, if the grid is coal powered.
I have a tankless water heater and a designated propane tank for it.
In our older house, we got endless comments about how tankless is the greatest thing ever and we should get one. In our new house, we have a tankless and we get endless comments about how they're not worth it and will break and we should get a traditional water heater.
That's the problem with listening to tankies.
Thankfully I have a tankless water heater and don't need to deal with this anymore.
How has the electricity bill changed after switching to it? I'm on the fence for getting one.
I've switched from similiar-sized apartment with a tank heater to a house with a tankless heater. My bills are close enough that it isn't super easy to tell. total it was about 20-40 more a month for the location switch.
The real difference is how often you use it. You'll save money if you use it sparingly (as opposed to an always on tank heater), but you'll definitely spend more if you don't (because infinite hot water access!). Just make sure it and it's power source is sized for the house it's going into.
You'll definitely want to pay for an electrician to get it on a dedicated circuit to power it. Otherwise you'll just get infinite tepid water instead.
I've talked to many plumbers about this and what I've learned is that if you don't have gas, it won't be as good (on average). New construction with dedicated power is a different story, but retrofits are often limited to whatever the old water heater was using, which by definition isn't enough. Running new power is likely to be a headache.
the house I live in has tons of problems but not this. there are 4 showers, 3 kitchens, 2 laundry, and I have never had the water run cold from hot running out. I'd trade that for internet that doesn't randomly cut out for hours at a time.
Our house has zero issues like this and I have no idea why not. I can flush the toilet while she showers, no problem.
This isn't some fancy new home! It's Habitat for Humanity, tight structure and insulation, shitty amenities. 🤷🏻
It just depends on how the water is routed to each appliance. Some have them inline, so running one affects the other. Some have them separate. Some do a bit of both
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