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Old 07-16-2011, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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So, over the past few summers I have noticed that we have no cold water, only lukewarm. Rest of the year, no issues. This has caused a great deal of our produce to wilt as well as many of our laundry delicates that should be washed on cold/cold to shrink. Plus, it is disappointing when you want to take a cold shower after being outside, only for the water to be lukewarm.

So far, I have crawled under the house and insulated all the pipes (PVC) and brass fittings. I don't think the water heater has anything thing to do with this.

Anyone else have only lukewarm water? Is there anything else I can do, or is this just part of living in the South? I wonder if the water comes out "from the ground" warmish because of the hot summer weather.

Any advice would be very much appreciated!
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Old 07-16-2011, 11:19 AM
 
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My cold water definitely counts as "cold" - not lukewarm....but it's not nearly as cold as I would like. I would not drink a glass of water from the tap and find it refreshing, especially from an upstairs faucet. I was just thinking the same thing today, though!
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Old 07-16-2011, 11:37 AM
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We don't bury our water lines as deeply as folks do in the north, since frost doesn't penetrate a foot into the ground.
So, during the summer heat penetrates and warms the water in the small line feeding the house, which may have not been icy cold anyway.

I had sod laid on Wednesday, and have been running a sprinkler nearly continuously since then. I am getting colder water from the faucets, and I think that is because the water line to the house is being refreshed continuously from deeper larger waterlines in the town water mains.
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Old 07-16-2011, 11:45 AM
 
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Lukewarm here as well during summer. Along with the water lines not being buried as deep I also think the pipes in the wall and attic are being heated by the high temps. It is just the way it is. I had the city and a plumber tell me the same thing. Not sure there is a fix.
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Old 07-16-2011, 11:46 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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We don't bury our water lines as deeply as folks do in the north, since frost doesn't penetrate a foot into the ground.
So, during the summer heat penetrates and warms the water in the small line feeding the house, which may have not been icy cold anyway.
Thanks Mike; your posts are always appreciated as they are so informative!

Yeah, I wondered about the depth of the water lines as we generally do not have ground freezes.
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Old 07-16-2011, 12:23 PM
 
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Welcome to the South... that's the way it is.
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Old 07-16-2011, 12:23 PM
 
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I always look forward to winter and cold water again! Welcome to the south!

Wonder if they make water chillers for residential water usage
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Old 07-16-2011, 12:40 PM
 
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its called ice cubes.
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Old 07-16-2011, 01:34 PM
 
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This is interesting. I've never noticed this. I get some super cold water out of my tap and shower!
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Old 07-16-2011, 03:03 PM
 
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I believe Mike is correct. Noticed this my first summer here too.
It is nice to not have to bury water lines 36-48 inches.

Frank
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