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I was always the same kind of tenant. Finally when we told our last landlord that we were going to move to a cheaper place to save for a house, he lowered the rent substantially to keep us there. It pays to be a good tenant.
Depends on the brand. Moen has special a tool for removing the cartridge. Delta is much more simple, but they are so cheap, it is just as easy to replace it. I had a lot of trouble with a price pfhister. Finally gave up and called a plumber.
i once had the same problem in my rented appartment, and i fixed it myself( i am not very handy at all though).
Got a screw driver opened the knod of the main water flow. underneath i found a white plastic ring, which was controling the max hot water that could be mixed, i removed that ring and put everything back together, woked perfectly, only thing was, where earlier the water knob would turn only half a circle, now it could make a compleate and may ba a little more. I could get scolding hot water from the thing. all it needed was a screw driver and 15 min.
Daughter's house had the same problem. Happenes every few years. Right where the hot water leaves the tank, there is a calcium build up.
When she first purchased the condo, the inspecter found low water pressure, and a plumber fixed it by taking off the line at the tank, and used a screw driver to knock out the calcium deposit. That was five years ago.
Last month, I discovered the same problem when showering at ther house. It builds up so slowly, the user doesn't realize the problem. I noticed it right away, so I repeated the plumber trick, and we then had so much water, I had to repair the drain because it wouldn't drain fast enough.
The plumber told me is is a very common problem and get gets calls for the same thing severasl times a week..
Simple, easy, free fix,,,!
When taking a shower.... The water pressure reduces by approx 1/2 after a period of approx 3-4 minutes. This is preimpted by a squealing/howling noise and with fairly hot water selected on a single handle type shower valve. When the howling stops I hear a thud and then the water pressure is greatly reduced. Please help!
When taking a shower.... the water pressure reduces by approx 1/2 after a period of approx 3-4 minutes. This is preimpted by a squealing/howling noise and with fairly hot water selected on a single handle type shower valve. When the howling stops I hear a thud and then the water pressure is greatly reduced. Please help!
The bathroom sink is plenty hot, as well as the kitchen and basement sink. Whatcha think? Please help.
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Originally Posted by Donn2390
Daughter's house had the same problem. Happenes every few years. Right where the hot water leaves the tank, there is a calcium build up.
When she first purchased the condo, the inspecter found low water pressure, and a plumber fixed it by taking off the line at the tank, and used a screw driver to knock out the calcium deposit. That was five years ago.
Last month, I discovered the same problem when showering at ther house. It builds up so slowly, the user doesn't realize the problem. I noticed it right away, so I repeated the plumber trick, and we then had so much water, I had to repair the drain because it wouldn't drain fast enough.
The plumber told me is is a very common problem and get gets calls for the same thing severasl times a week..
Simple, easy, free fix,,,!
Doesn't explain why the original poster gets hot water elsewhere in the house.
I have had a very similar problem. One handle delta in the shower. Monkeyed with the anti scald mechanism (plastic ring) - didn't help.
Water from laundry sink very close to hot water heater is very hot. Most other faucets in house are only warm: leads me to think that the mixing valve in the shower affects the hot water/cold water flow (downstream??) of the shower. However, the kitchen sink, in between the hot laundry sink and the warm shower is only warm too.
OK, read this:
Tested to see if there was mixing: turned of water supply to hot water heater. Opened hot water faucets throughout house - no water flow - therfore no cold water mixing. But here's the bizarre (maybe normal?) thing: with the water supply to the hot water tank still off, I get no hot water from the shower (expected) BUT, I also get no cold water from the shower either. All the other cold water faucets in the house provide cold water. Why no cold water from shower???
I've had nothing but trouble with single handle anti-scald valves in older neighborhoods... they require some what equal flow on both the cold and the hot and the ones I've seen will have problems with the slightest sediment build-up...
Old fashioned two handle washer type fixtures from the 1950's in the same building have zero problem... only the units that were up-graded.
I'm convinced that we create many of our own problems when going hi-tech.
I've had nothing but trouble with single handle anti-scald valves in older neighborhoods... they require some what equal flow on both the cold and the hot and the ones I've seen will have problems with the slightest sediment build-up...
Is there a reasonably "easy" way for a homeowner DIYer to clean out the sediment without spraying or spilling water all behind the drywall and stuff? This may be my problem by process of elimination. I can't think of anything else. A plumber already replaced the shower Delta cartridge and we are getting the same problem.
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all it needed was a screw driver and 15 min.
