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Two minutes in the shower with a sudden temperature fluctuation followed by, that’s right, cold water! This Hot Water issue is particularly prevalent in the Sydney region due to enforced laws surrounding Tempering devices. All hot water services in Sydney and Australia wide must have such valves to balance hot water supply temperatures to a maximum of 50 degrees. All fixtures other than kitchen and laundry tubs must be tempered. This is to safeguard the family from scalding hot water; however, such valves do have a shelf life and ultimately require servicing/replacement and, of course – may result in a cold shower from time to time.

Often these include water hammering and broken internal hot water heater parts. We hear you!  It’s always a pleasure to diagnose, and frequently it’s a process of elimination. When hammering occurs, you’ll usually notice bouncing external valves and, in some cases, internal tank debris. On rare occasions, rust via your sacrificial anode can whistle within pipework. Our advice is that these problems should not be left to fix themselves as they rarely do. In fact, they’re likely to worsen, causing further issues elsewhere!

Unfortunately, this is the tell-tale sign of hot water storage tank failure. Most cylinder tanks on the market are constructed by seam welded black mild steel. In most cases, the sacrificial anode is left in place without periodic replacement allowing the cylinder itself to resist as the last line of defence against rusting through. When this occurs, rust begins to form sludge, usually consisting of thick brown/orange colour affecting your hot water supply quality.