Does your Cold Water Tap go Hot in Summer?

The only place I've had problems with the hot water was when I did a 4 week language course on Iceland. I'm used to the water in the pipes being cold or very cold, but since the water that comes out of the ground on Iceland is warm due to volcanic activity, the water was warm when we turned on the taps. Very confusing. Plus it smells slightly of sulphur, not a problem really but it took some days to get used to it.

hmmm....that has never happened where I live, and I have lived all over my city. That problem really does sound like a waster of water being that you have leave it running for at least 5 minutes.

when i lived in arizona,it never really seemed to get cold at all. it was always lukewarm at the least. here though it's the reverse it takes much longer to warm up.even in summer.

hi jen, the tap water heats up here but not to the point of boiling. but still it gets hot. and some areas doesnt get supply when weather is hot. mostly water is abundant during the nights until early morning in some places. but i dont have any complain here in my place. ann

Yes, that does happen to me too. The cold tap water doesn't seem as cold during the Summer months. I guess the hot sunlight warms up the ground where the water pipes are or the geothermal heat being made underground. I do have to let it run for a while for it to get cold. It takes a long time for water to get hot during the Winter months too.

I have no problem getting cold water in the summer. I do have to let it run to get hot water in the winter. It gets below freezing here sometimes, and the water takes forever to get hot. I haven't had any frozen pipes yet at least. It does seem like a waste of water, but if your doing dishes or taking a shower, you don't want cold water, so you have to let it run.

Hi Jenny. Yes, the cold water tap gets hot at my place in the summertime. Like you, I have to let it run for a few minutes before it cools down. Wintertime isn't any better. Okay, so the cold tap doesn't get hot, but it is ice cold. So I have to take care to let it warm up as it can be murder on the hands otherwise! Ouch! Happy mylotting!

Dear friend, At times we do get hot water during summer that too very rarely when it is too hot and also too cool water during winter. But even if we get hot water we do again heat make it suitable for consuming.

Hi friend, its quite natural friend. If you notice it, you might be observing this during evenings. As the tank is placed at the teres the water would slowly get heated. It will be so slow process as the latent heat of water is huge and it require high amount of heat to boil a litre of water. So the water get heated and at evenings we get got water at the pipes. Its also observer when the tank gonna be empty as the hot water has low density and so it come at the top of the tank. Good topic. Happy Mylotting.

Yes living here in the state of New Mexico the water during the summer is warm not boiling though. So I have to add ice to all my drinks. When washing clothes I put the knob on cold water but its again warm water that comes out. The water may cool down a little bit when the sun goes down but it all depends on the temperature outside.

Hi jenny, again with u. 100% in my home. It becomes like boiled water. So i go to near by river or pond for a bath and its an immense pleasure in summer.thanks.

Usually in the summer time ,I have to run the cold water for awhile to get it to come out cold enough.It makes me impatient when I have the dehydrated feeling and I'm standing there dying for a drink of water.

Ya the same thing happens in our place also, wish it was the other way around cold water in summer and hot in winter but what happens is the opposite.

Why no it doesn't, mostly it's the opposite. when its cold outside my cold tap water isn't just cold, it's freezing ! i don't understand it, they should make some sort of special pipes or some thing that stops the weather from the outside to affect the temperature of the pipes. although I've never had your problem it sounds like it really sucks. i can't imagine my cold water going hot, if there's something i hate is the burning hot feel on your skin or anywhere around me. summer is a time for cold things, well here in Texas it is, why don't you call your local water company or the city to see if there's something they can do to fix that big problem that your having. it really is unfair to you and to your family whom which you live in to have to survive the hot burning summer without cold showers to freshen you up and freshen up your house also. Thank you and i hope i at least helped you out a little bit.......=)

I do not have that particular problem. More likely my hot water will freeze in winter, which we are having right now. Brr. Just the opposite of you, I believe. This is a record breaking January as far as temperatures go this year. Any way you can shade the ground your pipes run through? I sure you would if you could.

I have never really noticed my water going hot in summer but I have on occasion notice that my hot water seems to get cold in the winter. There are many times when i go to get a shower in the morning and no one else has showered that day and it will be cold like someone has been in there the whole time hoggin up all of my hot water....and that sucks especially in the winter when it is so cold out.