Ohio Water Heater Authority is an independent, privately owned water heater service company and a Transit & Flow™ company. We are not a government agency and are not affiliated with the State of Ohio or any public utility.
The dip tube is a plastic tube that carries incoming cold water to the bottom of a tank so it does not mix with the hot water at the top.
A broken or deteriorated dip tube lets cold water short-circuit to the outlet, which shows up as lukewarm water shortly after the tap opens. Plastic fragments in faucet aerators can also point to a failing dip tube.
See water heater not working for other symptoms.
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