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We live on the fourth floor of a brownstone. Several times in the morning recently, we have had no hot water. We’re up early (6am) so I don’t think it is the matter of the hot water being used up by the other tenants in the building.

However, I’ve noticed that the radiators don’t seem to come on until 8am or so. And when I try for hot water later in the day, around 10:30am, the hot water is there.

Is the water temperature tied to the building’s heat/boiler? If the landlord hasn’t set his thermostat to start adjusting at 6am (Following the heating law) could that be why there is no hot water? Or is this just one of those things that happens in an old brownstone?