Does any one Knoe how to fix a saftey valve faucet that wont let the water get hot enough? The temp at the sinks are fine but the shower has been gradually getting a little cooler even with the single lever turned all the way
on hot. Also not much pressure on the hot the water just isn't getting threw right. Tried to adjust plastic piece in valve but it is maxed on the hot as far as I can tell.
UPDATE Well I fixed the shower. I tried replacing the cartridge and failed. I first tried pulling it out with pliers and broke the board the valve was fastened to. I then
bought a puller and successfully pulled the cartridge out. It was full of rust and had some pvc glue clumped on the hot port. It never worked right from day 1 but I didn't realize it until the rust compounded the problem.
I then bought a new cartridge $40.00 ouch ! and when I put it in it didn't seem to go all the way so I taped it with a hammer, being unsuccessful I pulled the new one back out and in doing so broke the plastic tabs
that keep it from spinning. I then put it back in and realized that before I was trying to push the stem in when it all-ready was. It was the plastic around the stem that I should have been pushing on to get it the rest of the
way in. It didn't work right due to the tabs being broke I believe. So I bought a new valve and changed it rather than trying to change it again although I'm confident I could change one now without trouble.
My shower is now awesome and the whole family loves it ! It works better than It ever has since we moved here 5 years ago.
on hot. Also not much pressure on the hot the water just isn't getting threw right. Tried to adjust plastic piece in valve but it is maxed on the hot as far as I can tell.
UPDATE Well I fixed the shower. I tried replacing the cartridge and failed. I first tried pulling it out with pliers and broke the board the valve was fastened to. I then
bought a puller and successfully pulled the cartridge out. It was full of rust and had some pvc glue clumped on the hot port. It never worked right from day 1 but I didn't realize it until the rust compounded the problem.
I then bought a new cartridge $40.00 ouch ! and when I put it in it didn't seem to go all the way so I taped it with a hammer, being unsuccessful I pulled the new one back out and in doing so broke the plastic tabs
that keep it from spinning. I then put it back in and realized that before I was trying to push the stem in when it all-ready was. It was the plastic around the stem that I should have been pushing on to get it the rest of the
way in. It didn't work right due to the tabs being broke I believe. So I bought a new valve and changed it rather than trying to change it again although I'm confident I could change one now without trouble.
My shower is now awesome and the whole family loves it ! It works better than It ever has since we moved here 5 years ago.