Hot water coming out from cold water

[lennyl]

what would cause hot water to come out from a cold water, this is happening in the kitchen sink bathroom and shower?

[bedrck46]

Check the valves on the hot water heater There should be 3 valves Cold water in, Hot water out and a by-pass valve make sure the hot and cold are open and the by-pass is closed.

[DEM]

Also check that the outside and inside shower cold and hot water valves are closed. If they are open and the showerhead shut-off is closed, this could cause this to happen.

[TWP723]

Originally Posted by bedrck46

Check the valves on the hot water heater There should be 3 valves Cold water in, Hot water out and a by-pass valve make sure the hot and cold are open and the by-pass is closed.

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[lennyl]

thanks for a quick response!! will do.

[RedHorse1]

If you are getting hot water from the cold tap and the bypass is correct I would suspect the plumbing got reversed at the factory

[eazier]

I was getting some hot water coming out of the cold water tap and found out that it was because of the water that was in the hose outside was getting cooked all day by the sun. Let it run through the system and the cold water was right behind it.

[Tunce the traveler]

Originally Posted by RedHorse1

If you are getting hot water from the cold tap and the bypass is correct I would suspect the plumbing got reversed at the factory

It's a 2011 TT, I know it was just a senior moment.

[RedHorse1]

Originally Posted by Tunce the traveler

It's a 2011 TT, I know it was just a senior moment.

Yeah, somebody would have caught it before now.

[MadDad]

I had an unusual, to me, hot water problem. I filled the water tank and drove all day, a hot day. That evening using just the cold water to take a shower I could barely stand the heat. I am told the water in the tank will get very hot under these circumstances.