Over the summer we had a drainage issue in our 2nd home cellar (due to heavy rains) that caused backups and our sump pump to run constantly. We had our plumber come and address this issue, which seems fine.
But when we got here a few days ago, the upstairs hot water (which has its own dedicated tank) is only lukewarm, not hot. It has stayed this way for at least 5 days, and it has stayed constant.
What could cause this? Could a water heater have multiple heating elements and only ONE of them go bad? Remember I am assuming that the water in the crawlspace. was at least a foot or two deep before the drainage problem was fixed.
I am certain that the plumber would not have changed the settings of the heater.
I am equally certain that none of the anti-scald settings in the sink or shower were changed (I have had to mess with those before).
Thanks!
But when we got here a few days ago, the upstairs hot water (which has its own dedicated tank) is only lukewarm, not hot. It has stayed this way for at least 5 days, and it has stayed constant.
What could cause this? Could a water heater have multiple heating elements and only ONE of them go bad? Remember I am assuming that the water in the crawlspace. was at least a foot or two deep before the drainage problem was fixed.
I am certain that the plumber would not have changed the settings of the heater.
I am equally certain that none of the anti-scald settings in the sink or shower were changed (I have had to mess with those before).
Thanks!