I just moved into an old house.
When I am in the shower and somebody is at the sink, I feel the temperature changing a lot.
People often say this is a common occurance in old houses.
I want to know why it happens in my house and not in my bf's house which is the same age.
Is there anything I can do to fix it?
2007-01-25 17:39:42 · 11 answers · asked by Marty S 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It is so much easier to run all of the plumbing in the bathroom from the same warm and cold pipes. To fix this you would need to run a separate pipe straight from the hot water heater to your shower and that can get expensive.
2007-01-25 17:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by firerookie 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A quicker fix that will not really fix it but help you out. See if you can install a water restrictor below the faucets in the sink (this is just a little washer looking thing and it should just set in after removing your faucets). By not allowing a large amounts of water to instantly flow through the pipes you will mitigate the change.
2007-01-25 19:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a plumber and have him replace your shower faucet with a new pressure balanced one. it has a valve in it that floats, if the cold water is used elsewhere, it reduces the hot in the shower, and vise versa. i have a moen faucet and did a lot of research on them before i bought it. they have been making faucets for a long time and they don't change the parts to the one you buy in mid stream. so if you ever need parts, you'll only need the model number, not a serial number too. some of the "in" fancy brands can cause you big headaches later. with one or two of them, i was advised to also buy a repair kit for it if i bought it so that i would have the correct one, when i needed it. that's why i would recommend moen. good luck, hope this helps.
2007-01-25 18:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by car dude 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a device that can be installed that equalises the temperature in the shower, but it requires getting into the plumbing behind the wall at the shower to install it.
2007-01-25 17:45:36 · answer #4 · answered by No More 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your bfs house probably has a newer shower valve with a scald guard.these are code now in new houses.that will be the only thing you can do in your house short of repiping.but its not very expensive to do.you may even be able to change the cartrige out and solve the problem.
2007-01-25 17:45:43 · answer #5 · answered by glock509 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's possible that your bf's house is fitted with larger water pipes and that will make a difference. unless you want to repipe the house, your best bet would be to buy an antiscald shower head-about $20-or anti scald fixtures-$110-???. hope this helps.
2007-01-25 19:15:07 · answer #6 · answered by oona121571 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a plumber and have a Mani-block installed. It is really neat and will eliminate this as well as help you conserve water throughout the house. My husband is a plumber and when he replumbs older homes he always tries to get them to add one. I won't want to do without ours since we have an older house also.
2007-01-25 17:49:44 · answer #7 · answered by idaho gal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to have a posi-temp shower valve installed and that will keep the water at a constant setting and warmth desiriability.
2007-01-25 20:25:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yell out real loud "hey I'm taking a shower here if you don't mind."
There's probably nothing else you can do besides tearing out the walls and updating the plumbing.
2007-01-25 17:52:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the pressure of your water lines....if you have old galvanized pipes they're probably clogged...or if you have 1/2" they're not big enough...if you have 3/4" copper lines you shouldn't have this problem
2007-01-25 17:51:39 · answer #10 · answered by Chris B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋