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I have been waiting a long time for hot water in the block of flats

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  • #1 16063764
    s-addam
    Level 2  
    Hello, I have a problem with the hot water supply to an apartment in a block of flats. The block is new and commissioned 2 years ago. After turning on the tap, I wait a long time for hot water. One minute and a half minimum. The water meter flies, and I pay for the consumption of cold water as for the consumption of hot water. Only after a while you can, for example, wash off. The distance between the tap and the water meter is about 6 meters. Are there any standards for it, has the developer spared me? Heard there is some installation to make hot water almost immediately. Should it be there in my case, or is it only the developer's goodwill?
    I will be grateful for specific information.
    ps. hot water from the heating boiler, but it works properly and is warm almost immediately in other apartments. I live quite far from the boiler but on the same level as the boiler room.
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  • #2 16063819
    maurycy123
    Conditionally unlocked
    And you reported it to the administration?
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  • #3 16063821
    Gienek
    Level 37  
    This type is like that. If the distance between the tap and the water meter is about 6 meters (it means that the circulation loop is in front of the water meter), then in order for hot water to flow from the tap, you must first "draw" the water that has cooled down in the pipes. The only solution is the water circulation loop in the apartment (the water meter is very close to the tap). There must be three pipes to the apartment (to the tap) - one for cold water and two for hot water (circulation input and output). There is no other solution.
  • #4 16063941
    maurycy123
    Conditionally unlocked
    Gienek wrote:
    If the distance between the tap and the water meter is about 6 meters (it means that the circulation loop is in front of the water meter), then in order for hot water to flow from the tap, you must first "draw" the water that has cooled down in the pipes.
    That's right. But not for over a minute.
  • #5 16064020
    s-addam
    Level 2  
    I really wait at least 60 seconds for hot water. I will ask if there are any standards for this if the tap is more than 5 meters from the water meter?
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  • #6 16064355
    Tommy82
    Level 41  
    The water has to "heat the pipes" first
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  • #7 16064436
    Łukasz-O
    Admin of electroenergetics
    As a new block, the water meters are probably in the shaft in the staircase. Unfortunately, you won't do anything about it. Yes, they have thousands of people living in new construction.
  • #8 16961114
    Krist21
    Level 2  
    We had a similar problem in the new apartment and had to wait a long time for hot water. Only a neighbor found in the online guide that there is a standard for it. I do not remember the nuances anymore, but the pipes from the meter to the tap must not be more than three liters of water. If, after opening the tap, the temperature does not exceed 55 degrees, you can simply advertise an apartment, which we did. They changed the pipes in the floor of the cage from gray to white, or vice versa. It was from this site: http://kowalczyka.pl/odbior-mieszkania-od-dewelopera/
    Your post is a bit old, but you have to hurry so that the two-year warranty on the apartment does not expire, because then the developer may lose the topic.

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around a user's issue with delayed hot water supply in a newly constructed apartment block, where it takes over a minute for hot water to reach the tap. The user notes that the distance from the water meter to the tap is approximately 6 meters, leading to the consumption of cold water before hot water arrives. Responses suggest that the delay is due to the need to "draw" cooled water from the pipes, and recommend the installation of a hot water circulation loop to mitigate the problem. There are mentions of standards regarding the maximum volume of water in the pipes and the importance of addressing the issue before the two-year warranty on the apartment expires. A previous experience shared by another user indicates that changes to the plumbing can resolve similar issues.
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