Water Heaters - oil-heated hot water tank not supplying hot water- help

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jaywarner25
03-18-09, 09:14 AM
recently my oil heated 26 gallon hot water tank has been slow to heat water- 2 hot showers then cold. today, we have no hot water at all. I checked the hot water copper pipe attached to the tank, and it is hot to the touch, so I would think that there is hot water available, i just can get none to my kitchen, or bathrooms. anything i should check prior to making the call to a plumber? There are no leaks, and we have had no issues until now. Thanks for any insight.

plumbermandan
03-18-09, 01:03 PM
is there a steel nipple between the tank and the copper pipe? if so then that is most likely the problem
jaywarner25
03-18-09, 03:27 PM
now, after a day of no hot water, we have hot water- magically and mysteriously. do these symptoms mean anything.

plumbermandan
03-18-09, 11:48 PM
it means somthing was blocking the line and now it is not