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Updated about 7 years ago on . Most recent reply

Duplex w/shared water heater woe
Recently bought a multi family in my home town of Port Elgin, Ontario (duplex house and two cottages). The two apts in the house share a water heater. If anyone turns on hot water on either side while you're in the shower you get a cold blast 😓.
Is a second water heater the only solution? Or could I get a super bad *** natural gas one that might handle big volume? Do you need a permit to have one installed? I have a plumber coming this week for other issues and I've asked him for a quote.
(I would prefer not to do any work that needs a permit as I recently heard that if a permit is taken out the inspector will insist on making it a legal duplex and I doubt it is).
Would appreciate your insights!!
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I assume the shower faucets are pretty old? The newer valves are pressure-regulated, so if a toilet is flushed (or another shower is turned on), the pressure may drop a bit, but the temperature shouldn't change much.
Maybe it's easier/cheaper to upgrade the shower valves than changing the water heater setup?