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Why do you lose hot water in the shower when a tap is turned on elsewhere in the house?
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∙ 20y ago
this is probably due to improper sizing in your water lines. The lines don't have enough volume to handle everything that's running. Water tries to take the easiest path that it can so if you turn on something that is closer to the water heater or has less bends in the line the hot water will go there. You can increase the line to the tee to a minamum of 3/4".
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∙ 20y ago
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∙ 13y agoPut simply, a correctly designed and fitted system does not lose pressure.
I would guess that there is a pinch point somewhere in your system. This allows the pressure to get up to normal when the system is a rest, only to reduce as the water further up the pipe cannot get through the pinch point.
Possibly there are too many bends in the system, each bend reduces the water flow.
If you lose pressure /volume while a faucet is running the cause could be mineral deposits inside the piping. The trouble could be at the hot water tank as many installers forget to install a dieelectric fitting such as a nipple or union
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Why is there no water coming out of the shower head when it is turned on and there is water to the rest of the house?
the tap assebly could be cross connected if older shower set
Why is there is a trickle of hot water to shower when the flow is good elsewhere in house?
Did you remove the shower head and check for a flow restrictor or mineral deposits blocking the orifices
What could be wrong if when you are showering and another faucet is turned on the shower water cools?
Its a loss in water pressure to the shower.
Name something you can't do if the water in your house is turned off?
family feud answers: shower, take a bath, flush toilet, water plants, wash hands, drink water
Is there anything you can do to correct the problem of shower water changeing when kitchen water is turned on?
Yes, remove your old shower valve and fit a new Moen anti-scald valve. This will not change when other items are turned on.
Why is the water still running in the tub when the shower stem is turned fully in shower setting?
The valve is not be diverting all the water. This valve may need to be replaced.
What should you do if your shower would not turn off after you took a shower and you turned off the main to the house but it kept on running and it slowed when you opened other faucets?
The shower valve needs to be repaired! As for the water not shutting off when you turned off the main that is also needing replacement when it shut of by turning on other faucets you were simply diverting the flow from the leaking main shut off.
Where is the water shut off for a shower in the bath tub?
Outside at the main shut off valve. Showers/Bathtubs do not normally have a shutoff valve like sinks and toilets. The main water valve for the house must be turned off.
Your shower faucet drips only when water is turned on in other parts of the house for instance dishwasher This began when you changed the shower head Why is this happening?
Have you got two single faucets or a single lever faucet? It could be a pressure imbalance or it could just need maintenance
Why do you have to turn on cold water first to get hot water to work in shower?
On single handle shower valves, designed to let cold water first and turn handle farther to mix hot water to desired setting. If hot water turned on first, possibility of getting scalded. If seperate hot/cold handles for shower, shower valve needs work.
What could be the problem if water is continuously running from the shower head but the water is turned off?
You probably need new gaskets in your faucet.
If you replaced both cartridges on a shower valve due to very low water pressure and still no water pressure you removed cartridges and turned water on and water pressure is good?
May be build up in the valve itself or the shower head.
