[RRGuyNJ]

Originally Posted by Jboduch

I’m curious why our kitchen faucet cold water never seems to get cold? It’s on the warm side of lukewarm.

Thank you in advance.

It's probably normal due to the high heat and that water mains are not nearly as deep in the ground as places up north. If you want to be sure then turn off the hot water under the sink and run the cold water. If there is no change in temperature, then you know it's not a problem with your faucet. Good luck and stay cool.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Rzepecki

The water lines in TV are only buried 12” compared to, say, Michigan where they are buried 4’ so they don’t freeze in the winter. The ground temperature is warmer at 12”.

There are actually places in Alaska where the freeze line is so deep that the water supply pipe needs to be installed aboveground and heated to prevent freezing.

[Berwin]

My in-laws who lived in Sun City, AZ would turn off their water heater in the summer and use the hot water tap for cold water and the cold water tap for hot water. The water heater was inside so it was in the air conditioned space and much cooler that way.

[Battlebasset]

Going a different direction on this, but wonder why we don't see more use of solar for hot water in Florida (not talking about pools)? Funny that we spend tons of money to try to turn sunlight into electricity, when the natural use would be to heat water.

If I want to water my plants with a hose in summer, I literally have to run two gallons into a bucket to get the water cool enough to not boil the plants.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Robojo

Don't listen to the mean ones. They probably have dimentia.

Not funny at all

[Larry P.]

The OP was just asking a question, he was not complaining and probably did not need an explanation of how to get cold water.......

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Larry P.

The OP was just asking a question, he was not complaining and probably did not need an explanation of how to get cold water.......

Have you ever seen a lengthy thread on here that did not wander off course with people trying to supply helpful info to OP or others?

[Byte1]

Unless you have a really good whole house filter, you probably won't want to know how bad the "tap" water is here. When I change my filter, every six months, it is covered in brown slimy mud-like substance. Nasty looking. I make my coffee and iced tea via the refrigerator filtered water. I am still not too enthusiastic about the water.

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by Jboduch

I’m curious why our kitchen faucet cold water never seems to get cold? It’s on the warm side of lukewarm.

Thank you in advance.

I use a Britta water pitcher. Fill it at the sink. The water goes through the filter and I keep it in the refrigerator. Works well for me.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Have you ever seen a lengthy thread on here that did not wander off course with people trying to supply helpful info to OP or others?

Or never read another post except OP……and post the same thing over and over.

Originally Posted by Jboduch

I’m curious why our kitchen faucet cold water never seems to get cold? It’s on the warm side of lukewarm.

Thank you in advance.

I have the same problem. It has nothing to do with Florida. It’s because they’ve change the piping to be that cheap PVC plastic stuff and it picks up the heat. I had regular copper pipes in my old house (Palm Harbor FL), Water was always cold, out of the faucet, no matter how hot it got outside. As far as water towers go, I haven’t seen any around But if there are, that could be a problem too

[d1nod1no]

Originally Posted by kelevision

was that person serious? I read it as sarcasm

users are not allowed to direct comments toward another user.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Princeton

I have the same problem. It has nothing to do with Florida. It’s because they’ve change the piping to be that cheap PVC plastic stuff and it picks up the heat. I had regular copper pipes in my old house (Palm Harbor FL), Water was always cold, out of the faucet, no matter how hot it got outside. As far as water towers go, I haven’t seen any around But if there are, that could be a problem too

Look up!

[retiredguy123]

Is this really a problem for anyone?

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed

……..or summer

Very true.