Forum Archive: Posts by: msylke

Hi,i need help please: i bought a new condo & at peak times, there is NO hot water pressure at all. the developer has been unhelpful and now i have to deal somehow with this major problem, here are the details: the apartment (1 bedroom) is on the 4th floor, the h/w heater is located on the roof/5th floor. the 50 gallon h/w heater supplies water only for this apartment. the heater itself works fine, the problem is the hot water pressure.

there is NO hot water pressure when the rest of the building (6 other units) uses hot water – meaning the faucets/shower remain dry at peak times, anywhere from 10-60 minutes..

a pressure booster pump was installed (the original hot water pressure was at 10psi) – but the problem remains at the highest peak times, and then the pump does not even start (i.e. around 7:30am).

nobody else in the building has this problem (floors 1-3), and my unit is the only one on the 4th floor.

i had an engineer review, but he said he is perplexed and has never seen anything like this. it has been quite a nightmare, so any help/suggestions are very much appreciated.

thank you –