![Why is my hot water running out quickly regardless of other household water usage? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange Why is my hot water running out quickly regardless of other household water usage? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JDZAx.jpg)
Why is my hot water running out quickly regardless of other household water usage? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
![Customer has a 40 gallon water heater that constantly runs out of hot water. They opted for a mixing valve instead of a larger unit. : r/Plumbing Customer has a 40 gallon water heater that constantly runs out of hot water. They opted for a mixing valve instead of a larger unit. : r/Plumbing](https://preview.redd.it/xlgw25qsamw71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=15dd8be286a2a416f112fd0f3145df70daecd2fd)
Customer has a 40 gallon water heater that constantly runs out of hot water. They opted for a mixing valve instead of a larger unit. : r/Plumbing
![This little valve sits on the supply side of my water heater and is constantly running water into the drain of the basement. what is this thing for? Can I cap it This little valve sits on the supply side of my water heater and is constantly running water into the drain of the basement. what is this thing for? Can I cap it](https://preview.redd.it/this-little-valve-sits-on-the-supply-side-of-my-water-v0-sp2ip4gsg0c91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7723788289ddb2a195a1ae7ce36369b496be426b)