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Anonymous Posted on Feb 26, 2012

Shower only stays lukewarm

Our kids bathroom shower will not get warm. It is a single dial shower. My master bath shower and all other faucets in the house can give scalding hot water. I took the knob off to see if there was some kind of safety. With the knob off, I was able to spin the shaft a full 360 degrees and could never find a spot where the water got more than lukewarm. Also, it seems as though its gotten worse since we moved in (6 months). Any help is appreciated.

  • Anonymous Feb 26, 2012

    There are no indications as to what brand of faucet this is and the sink in the same bathroom also get hot.

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Sounds like the mixing valve needs replacing

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 08, 2009

SOURCE: SHOWER HOT WATER SCALDING

hi as you are probably aware ,when the toilet is flushed the water pressure to the shower is reduced so you get hot/scalding water unfortunatly there is NO easy solution you could put a needle valve in the supply to the toilet and with trial and error by turning the valve down reach a compromise between the time it takes to fill the flushing tank and the shower temp the only real solution is to feed the toilet and shower off independent supplies but in most houses this is impractical if not impossible silk090

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 16, 2009

SOURCE: just installed shower and faucet in bath tub when

Verify the height from the shower valve to the Shower head, the instructions specify the correct distance if it is too short the pressure could be getting up to the shower head.

Perhaps the water pressure it too high at the valve not allowing all the water down the faucet outlet, there are set screws on the sides of the shower valve to adjust the water allowed in the mixing chamber.

Something is restricting the water flow to the faucet, creating enough pressure to send some of the ater supply up to the shower.

I hope some of these ideas help

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 16, 2009

SOURCE: kohler bath/shower diverter stem stuck on shower

Probably has water deposit minerals build up on it. Push and or pull with pliers until freely moves,soak in Lime away solvent ,toothbrush on.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 10, 2009

SOURCE: can't pull up the knob that diverts water from bath to shower

you can try taking it apart, starting with the handle, then the cover, im sure it can be fixed.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 24, 2009

SOURCE: No hot water pressure on kohler bath / shower faucet

Try draining the system and apply air pressure (min 30psi) to each faucet. Open other hot water faucets to allow pressure to vent. Next try draining and cleaning the hot water tank.

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Hi rbyerly,

I'm Harvey the Master Plumber.

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remodeled bathroom,installed new moen valve and hardware. Now water is coming from both the shower head and the faucet when the diverter is in the down postion. Question; Is this a single handle or three handle diverter? Assuming it's a three handle, it should just be a mater of adjusting the center handle. If single, the diverter is in the spout not the valve. I don't know how to direct you further without specifics. Feel free contact me again!
Please give me a rating here at fixya.com before you sign off
Thank you,
Harvey your Master Plumber
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