Cold Shower – Hot Sink

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    • #273499
      Avatar photoMasterPlumbers
      Keymaster

        Hello,

        I need some help. I just bought a townhouse. My shower is at best luke warm. But I can still get very hot water out of the sink faucets in other parts of the home. If I leave the sink running on Cold, the shower will get hot.

        Any ideas?

        THANKS!!

      • #287875
        Avatar photoSylvanLMP
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          Sounds like a Hydro Nick was there cross connecting your hot and cold lines and also took a branch off your H/W return.

          What you should try is let the hot water run go down to your H/W tank and feel the discharge line and feel if it is getting hotter, If not then you have a great idea it is off a circulation (return line)

          Then make sure the check valve on the recirculation line is functioning. Good luck

        • #287876
          Avatar photobungie
          Participant

            Could you let us know the tapware in both the basin and shower

          • #287877
            Avatar photoBrandon Seward
            Participant

              Depending on the shower valve you have, it could be the pressure balance spool in the shower valve itself. It could have some grit in the spool not making it work properly.

            • #287878
              Avatar photoSylvanLMP
              Participant

                excellent point Brandon,

                I had that on a Delta showerbody when some solder was restricting the flow.

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