Is the cold water piping also all galvanized, or has some of it been replaced? Old galvanized pipes that I've seen has generally had lots of scale build up, some where the water was hard had been reduced to almost half the original diameter.Hey guys,
Need some help. Just bought a house that is over 100 years old and there is one problem: the hot water pressure is low.
Some other important information:
What would guy recommend I try to get the water pressure back to normal?
- Cold water pressure is normal
- Galvanized piping in the house
- New water heater
- There’s “jerry rigged” piping right in before or after the hot water heater.
If it's all galvanized that wouldn't explain why only the hot water pressure is low. So, assuming that the valves are fully open, the messed up plumbing feeding into/out of the heater would be a good first effort. I'm not a big fan of pex, only from the standpoint of questioning how well it will hold up LT. It is very easy to work with and cheap, replace the messed up stuff and see if the problem is solved. If not, I'd continue replacement to the first faucet, see if that takes care of it.
Might ultimately save a lot of money by having a plumber advise you and do it, rather than doing it yourself. Plumbing was created and given to mankind by Satan: his gift mandates that plumbing always has a problem of some sort, so if one is fixed another problem always seems to pop up. But you do you.