Over 3 mins to get hot water in kitchen - is this normal?

[LCV]

Oh, I feel concerned by your comments. Are there any recommendations on what I should do at this point? Particularly to aid my hot water situation.

I haven't received any paperwork from him. What does he need to provide to me?

 

[Best]

He is supposed to have filled a detailed form in for building control to have and for the units warranty which is often 25 years.

 

[Howsie]

Get another plumber in. I did smile a little when I saw that blanked off of secondary return.

 

[oz-plumber]

To put it mildly, unless your kitchen sink is over 100 metres away from your cylinder, it would be deemed acceptable for that lag time.

Either there is a major malfunction with a mixer tap - easy fix, or a catastrophic malfunction with the Plumbing design.

Hopefully, for you, mixer tap malfunction

 

[Tjdservices]

I don't think the plumber will be answering,

 

[spanner]

As Tammy says according to the layout of the job. Also you've been away for a while ago from your domain. So hopefully the piping up is well lagged and the need for a speedy water recovery could get faster.
If there is an obvious long pipe run. The lagged pipework should be twice the lag closer to the hot cylinder for heat conservation reasons.

 

[chris watkins]

[DLMURL]https://www.traceheatinguk.co.uk/commercial-hot-water-maintenance-trace-h[/DLMURL]

I was going to suggest using this until I saw the cylinder pipework un-lagged (Not Part L compliant) so chances are none of the supply pipes are insulated.

Insulation would help on its own but if you want to use this heat tape to maintain the hot water temp in the pipes they must be well insulated. The pipe routes need to be located to work out if it is possible / cost effective to install a secondary return or self regulating heat tape but either way insulation of pipes is going to be required.

Get a good plumber in, unfortunately it is your responsibility to ensure that the installation is notified to Building Control (hot water cylinder AD Part G & L1b & heating appliance Part L1b
sounds like bathrooms as well Part H, electrical Part P etc)

Was there planning involved ?

 

[LCV]

Oh my gosh, the plumber has replied and all he said is nothing can be done about it now. I just have to live with it.

I cannot accept this. I have paid thousands for a new heating system and I am in a worse position than when I had my little combi boiler. I never had an issue with the time it took to get hot water only sufficient supply.

I instructed private building control from the start of the project. Before we moved back in the Surveyor came by and did a final inspection. Should he have picked this up?

 

[LCV]

After a new heating system is installed, is it normal practise for the plumber to carry out a test to see how long it takes for hot water to come through?

 

[Scott_D]

Who employed the plumber, you or the builder?
Who designed and specified boiler etc