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I have a gas powered hot water heater and yesterday night we finally had to turn it on! (Northeast here)
The house is single family with 2 floors, 1st floor living room + kitchen works - we feel it got hot throughout though not sure if it was "enough" hot @ 69 degrees.
The 2nd fl (bedrooms) do not work - none of them got hot. I think when I had house inspection he turned it on and they worked - it says on report anyway
The heater is not old, installed in 2001 Mcane/Trane
Please give me potential problems/ideas what to do whom to call, I have PSEG worryfree on this but I thought it covers just heater/furnace? can I call them even though it works but just not on 2nd fl?
I think what you are talking about here is a gas-fired hot water system that heats the house. This system *may* provide hot water to sinks and showers but it may not, you may have a separate heater for this.
I would suggest looking for a valve that controls the upper floor "zone", and/or it may just take a while for the hot water to make it up to the more remote radiators.
I think what you are talking about here is a gas-fired hot water system that heats the house. This system *may* provide hot water to sinks and showers but it may not, you may have a separate heater for this.
I would suggest looking for a valve that controls the upper floor "zone", and/or it may just take a while for the hot water to make it up to the more remote radiators.
Yes M3, but where can I find such a valve to look for?
And we left it on all night @ 72 the 2nd floor remained COLD, Frozen while 1st floor was TOASTY lol
Probably Bergenite has it right. There may be vent valves on or near the upstairs radiators. If you don't know how to vent you may be better off getting a pro to do it, but try to watch what they do, it ain't rocket science. At the same time not being able to see the system I can't tell you anything specific about it.
If there are valves that would shut off the upstairs heaters, and thinking about it probably not, but if they are there, you would just look along the piping till you find them.
Sorry if that's a lame answer, but not being able to see the system I can't suggest where to look first.
Can you contact the previous owner of the house? Sometimes you luck out and they are the handyman type and quite willing to help you out.
Is the system zoned (thermostat on both levels)? If so, the upstairs zone valve might be sticking.
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