My shower gets warm, but barely, but by kitchen sink still gets very hot fairly quickly, as does my bathroom sink. My water heater (gas, standing pilot ignition) is fairly new, from 2002. This thing with the shower seemed to start a few days ago and with each passing day it has taken longer and longer for the water to get warm, and the max temp it reaches has been lower and lower. I haven't touched my heater since the fall, when I bled off some of the water as routine maintenance. Can anyone help? Thanks.
2007-01-25 12:37:30 · 5 answers · asked by somebody 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
sometimes the diaphragm in the pressure balance part of the valve gets swollen when they get old. as you know it is the hot water side that this happens to. unless you are comfortable working with plumbing things, you will need a plumber. in our house i found that if i push the handle back in to about 3/4 of the way out, i only lose a little pressure, but gain a lot more hot water. give this a try if you have a single valve faucet, it's cheaper than a plumber, if you have separate hot and cold, sorry. good luck, hope this helps!
2007-01-25 19:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by car dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your home is relatively new, the shower valves has a scald resistant feature. If this is the case, you typically remove the handle cap and you will see a plastic or brass insert. On it you will see where it indicates how to make the water hotter or colder. Adjust it and test it until you reach your preferred temp. If this is not the case, then your faucet's diverter is not functioning properly. The diverter is what allows the cold and hot water to mix. I'm not too sure on how to repair that. I'd probably call my plumber for that knowledge or go to a plumbing supply house for their recommendations.
2007-01-25 13:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by Turnhog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each and every from time to time, there only desires to be a cleansing achieved on the bathe heads or the pipes that bypass into the bathe. Water builds up sediment and it blocks the nice and cozy water. try unloosing the fittings and spot if there's a filter out contained in the pipes. sparkling the filter out and then call the restore human being.
2016-10-16 02:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to try taking off the main water on/off switch/faucet, and turning the hot water valve off, and then on again. Maybe it has gotten clogged or is closing or half closed somehow.
2007-01-25 12:46:28 · answer #4 · answered by miketorse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turhog is rite
2007-01-25 14:38:21 · answer #5 · answered by LVTHEPLUMBER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋