My fiance and I are having a disagreement about this. He thinks it turns cold, but I know it turns hot. Actually, our shower doesn't do anything when you flush, but usually they turn hot, correct?
2007-07-26 08:22:58 · 19 answers · asked by Erika R 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The toilet usually takes the cold water away, which leaves the water in the shower very hot. Washers usually work the same way.
2007-07-26 08:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Karen B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless your toilet is plumbed to the hot water line rather than the cold, flushing it will often cause the shower to run hot.
The reason why is that (depending upon your plumbing), the cold water used by the toilet during the flushing and tank refill process reduces the amount of cold water available for the shower.
Thus, the shower has a blend of less cold water to the same hot water, and is hotter than it otherwise would be.
2007-07-26 15:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by exerda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your toilet is filled with cold water. The instant you flush the toilet the cold water, in the toilet, starts to run. That steals the water pressure from the cold side. This leaves low pressure on the cold side for a short time until the pressure equalizes. So for a couple seconds you could be scolded with hot water.
2007-07-26 15:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by Bob J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you flush the toilet with the shower on it uses cold water to flush so it takes the cold water from the shower therefore turning the shower hot... unless you have a crazy plumber that ran hot water to the toilet
2007-07-26 15:27:53 · answer #4 · answered by larissa m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HOT, if it's affected.
Less cold water available.
Actually, the flush has no effect. That comes from the tank. The refill of the tank may be the culprit, as that is cold water.
If the flow is affected at all, the washer or dishwater uses hot water and the shower may be cold. Any use of cold water and the shower may be hot.
2007-07-26 15:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely Hot. But, the less change in temperature you get, the better the plumbing system is working. The change comes from the system being unable to supply enough water for the temperature to remain constant. This happens e.g. when the pipes are too small (or partly plugged) in large flow areas or the pressure regulator is too small or malfunctioning. Any flow restriction will cause lower pressure and imbalance between hot and cold. Typically huge pipes and no pressure reducer would have no imbalance at all.
2007-07-27 11:05:32 · answer #6 · answered by len b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would turn hot because you are depleting cold water when you flush. Actually if your plumbing system is RIGHT the temperature should NOT change at all when you FLUSH the toilet. There are faucets that compensate and adjust the water temperature automatically when the toilet is flushed.
2007-07-26 15:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by Young 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually hot because the cold water pressure gained at the toilet is lost at the shower.
2007-07-26 18:34:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct.
My auntie's house is the same way, you could flush everything and run the hose while someone is in the shower and the water will remain the same. Some kind of $10,000 water heater / furnace / air conditioner all in one.
2007-07-26 15:28:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine usually turns cold at my house but in my previous one it turned hot. Depends on the water heating system you use I suppose. I have a boiler system now, back then I had a water heater.
2007-07-26 15:31:23 · answer #10 · answered by mamapoulette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋