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Why is the hot water pressure at the shower still low after replacing the valve stem and seat?
JeffBirkeli
It is possible that a piece of the rubber washer or some material has slightly plugged it in the diverter.
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The hot water pressure in the shower is still low after replacing the valve stem and seat?
Open up the actual shower head and remove the factory fitted restrictor.
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.
Shower valve leaking?
A leaking shower valve by installing a new cartridge.
How do you keep shower temperature from changing when someone flushes the toilet or uses another sink?
Your water pressure is low. Consequently, when cold water is diverted to another application such as a toilet or a sink, the amount of cold water available at the shower mixing valve decreases as the low pressure is unable to keep up with the shower's demand. This causes a hotter mixture at the shower head. The solution is to either improve the cold water supply to the shower or to replace the shower control valve with a temperature compensating type. Pressure balancing is the cheapest and simply changes the shower temperature according to the pressure in the cold and hot water lines. When the toilet or sink is used, reduced pressure to the shower valve is detected and the valve reduces the hot water pressure, thereby maintaining the temperature. The more sophisticated approach is a thermostatic shower control valve. These are significantly more expensive, but will not reduce the pressure at the shower head (a drawback of the pressure balancing valve). The thermostatic valve would be required when one shower control valve is operating several shower heads. Moen, Kohler and Delta all make both types of control valves. They can be readily obtained from a local plumbing supply house.
What are the release dates for Ask This Old House - 2002 Using Ladders Safely Replacing a Shower Valve 11-23?
Ask This Old House - 2002 Using Ladders Safely Replacing a Shower Valve 11-23 was released on: USA: 9 March 2013
Why the shower head still leaks when turn off the water?
The valve in the shower control needs to be renewed.
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.
Why does your shower have sudden bursts of hot water?
Maybe pressure balancer going bad or you don't have a pressure balanced valve
What are the two screws next to the valve on your shower?
If you mean shower valve, screws are for shower valve coverplate.
What causes minimal water flow from a shower?
Usually clogged shower heads. Turn water off and shower off. Screw shower nozzle off by hand or with pipe wrench. Turn water and shower on with nozzle head off if water flows clean or replace nozzle. If water pressure is still too low with nozzle off check shut off valve and open valve more. Make sure main water shut off for your house is open enough to allow adequate water pressure.
What causes your Temptrol shower valve to vibrate when turning the valve slowly from cold to hot?
pressure regulator valve gone bad . stem problem or seats in faucet
Where is shower valve?
Behind shower valve handle and trim plate
