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Hot water tank is hot but no hot water is coming out of any faucet

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This can also be caused by the outside shower faucets being left on. If you have an on/off switch on the shower head and leave the hot and cold faucet valves turned on it runs in a continuous loop and you get lukewarm water at best. This would normally be the faucet controls in the basement where the dump valves are located. Also make sure the inside shower is turned off at the hot and cold valves too.

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Check by-pass valve(s) position on back of tank.

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