Q: I moved to Arizona a couple years ago from California, and I’m wondering if there is any way to chill the water coming out of the tap in the summertime. I was shocked the first time I took a shower here in the summer because I didn’t even need to turn on the hot water. I thought that the hot and cold water lines had been reversed.
A: You can buy a pressurized holding tank to install in the house and use it as a cooling station for water. When your pipes empty, it will recharge the line with cooler water. You could do the same thing by buying another water heater tank — the cheapest you can find — and using it to hold water until it cools. But doing that can be expensive and you have to find space in your house for the tank because putting the tank in the garage wouldn’t cool the water enough.
For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning Rosie on the House radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and from 9-11 a.m. on KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.
