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gene bailey Posted on Sep 04, 2012

I get only hot water from shower

I have cold and hot water supply into single handle shower faucet, but only get hot water from shower head no matter how I turn shower faucet

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Change the cartridge

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Mike

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  • Posted on Oct 09, 2010

SOURCE: When turning on the hot water on dedicated hot

Pull apart the front of the valve and there is a limiter that is set to limit hte hot water, you need to adjust that limiter. I find many valves are shipped with teh setting too cold.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 16, 2010

SOURCE: Single-handle Glacier Bay shower faucet, hot/cold reversed

Behind the handle check to see if it has a dail to take out and replace at a different postion this will change the hot and cold. It a anti scald protection device. Don't remove cartridge just adjust dail.

Mark where you start and take out and move a 1/8-1/4 turn at a time and replace til temp desired. It has teeth like a gear you move to adjust temp.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 26, 2009

SOURCE: Delta single handle faucet. Hot or cold no in between.

well they should be same size but unless you getting more of one then other then sound like mixing valve is not mixing. do have 3/4 hook up to mixing valve? you only need 1/2" to valve.

Bill Johnson

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  • Posted on Jul 20, 2009

SOURCE: No hot water flow from faucet/shower

change the cartridge it is bad or defective.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 18, 2010

SOURCE: Single-handle Glacier Bay shower faucet, hot/cold reversed

Hello. It sounds like your plumbing was installed wrong, with the hot and the cold supply lines reversed. If that is the case, those supply lines will have to be replumbed to make your faucet work properly. Often, if those lines are accessable, it is only a 20 minute job. Joe

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