They don't even mention it AT ALL in the plumbing tips from the plumbing today service. They tell you to do everything that is in this video (though this one is great!). They neglect to say turn off the water.
I replaced the cartridge myself and for the life of me couldn’t figure out why the water wasn’t turning hot. That simple pull and twist inside the knob was a life saver! I’m grateful for your video
Thank you so much! This worked and saved me from shelling out unnecessary money! Your video was the ONLY ONE I found that didn’t suggest replacing the Valve right off the bat. Hot water is flowing perfectly now.
Thank you!!! This was awesome! Got a plumber that said that he needed to order a part in order to get the shower hot. I followed your instructions and in 5 minutes I had hot water.
Hey Michael, That is great! Glad to hear it worked out for you. There’s little worse than paying for a service call only to find you could have done it. Good job working it out! Thx for letting us know and for viewing
Going to try this today! praying it works, of course hot water stops working right as we get the biggest snowfall I've seen in 15 years. Thank you for the vid!
We just bought our first home and we couldn't figure out why the shower in the master bath wasn't getting hot. I pulled up this video and it was all I needed to fix it. Thank you!
Hey Gary, Congrats on the new house! That’s a big deal. Glad it helped! We have over 400 video - just fyi - if you need other house help. Thx for watching!
My current situation. Not only does my master shower not get hot, there is an anti-scold thing on it. So I will be trying this tomorrow to get hot water then researching on how to get hotter water lol
Thank you so much. We got a new house this past summer and the shower was always on the colder side. But we didn’t mind it so much in the summer. Now that it’s colder, we dread shower time because it’s so cold. It took me 10 min to adjust both showers. Now we are exited for our first hot showers. Thanks you again.
Thank you 🙏🏽 it really worked saved my two bathrooms shower and saved me from wasting money and stress dealing from month. Pros said they need to check and maybe replace valve or cut drywalls.. thanks again buddy
Hey Jas…, Way to go and check things out for yourself. If the pro does not have integrity or is ignorant, they can tell you anything or the wrong thing. Anyway, thx for watching and saving some coin!
I did listen to the directions and forgot about the water but nothing happened. Thankfully. Perfect fix! Thank you so much for the directions and the quick fix!
Hey, Hey! How about that😃 Thx so much!! We really appreciate you taking the time to comment! We always love to hear success stories. AND way to take on the job yourself ...that is just awesome. Here’s to many more successes !
Good gracious that setup for individual H2O supplies is amazing! Never saw one before & forgetting about shower while I LOVE your setup. ...oh yeah, gotta go fix shower that contractor DIDN'T but sent me the video!!
Hey Gery, That’s awesome. We always like to hear when our viewers save some DIY coin. Good job taking that on. Thx for letting us know and thx for watching!
This video help me out some much it chep me from not getting a woopen bc everything happen around my mommy house she think I did it! Thanks...So...Much
I operate apartment buildings with Delta faucets. I have to take an angle grinder to the handles to get them off because the set screws have corroded in place. Needless to say, it requires replacing the handles.
thanks i was going to replace a new cartridge because i thought it was defective but decided to check if it could be adjusted and it is. works great now!
Wish I wasn’t living in an apartment, so I could turn the water off myself lol. But very helpful and easy to understand video, I’ll have maintenance guys help me out with that.
Thanks for this. We had a flood come in a ruin our bedroom and bathroom. Contractor said 10 days for a complete remodel of both rooms... Seemed awfully hopeful for such a short amount of time. we had to leave the house due to the damage. We were in a motel for over a month. We came home to no bathroom, no toilet and not even a floor. We left again as instructed by the homeowners came back to the most beautiful bathroom but only lukewarm water in the fancy new shower. The homeowners are still gone as they're part of the house is still being worked on and I just want to take a damn shower in my own house so I am fixing it myself.
Hey Jack, Glad it worked out! I like your “ youtube first, think second “ phrase. You should copyright that - then license it to RUclips :-) Thx for watching!
were these not set correctly from the beginning? My shower has lost heat, i have never touched the control valve so not sure how it could reset itself. I did remove the shower head recently to remove a shower filter. a few days after doing so the shower is just warm. both with and without the shower filter behind the shower head. Any advice
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Hi, I am not getting any water in my hot tap of my bathtub. However I am getting hot water everywhere else in the house. I changed the valve faucet cartridge but no luck. I also tried turning the cold water on and then blocking the pipe which then forcing it into the got water to remove any airlocks, still no luck.
Hey Agha, That’s a tough one. 99 times out of 100, it’s the cartridge. I wonder if you have a blockage somewhere? A bad shower valve??? - that might be expensive. Only other simple fix - have you adjusted the temp adjustment ring on the shower cartridge? They come from the factory cold or lukewarm at best. But you can change that. Check this video out… How to Install Shower Trim Kit : Delta Classic ruclips.net/video/g6Z8RBsC28Q/видео.html Hope that helps. Thx for watching!
@@Housebarons hi, I have uploaded a video for you to show you exactly what the problem is I am having. Can you please take a look at the video and let me know how I can go about fixing it. Thanks ruclips.net/user/shortsfF0aviyxxp4?feature=share
this is probably a really stupid question, but i live in an apartment and do not want to go to maintenance for reasons. where would the water shut off usually be in an apartment?
I just had a tankless water heater installed and the plumber did a great job. Hot water works great, except the two showers. The water is Luke warm. The bathroom sinks are fine. Any suggestions? Thanks for your video.
Hey Jo, I’d try to run into a person on the maintenance crew - let him know your situation.It may take a couple tries but somebody there haas access and could show you or turn it off for you. Thx for watching!
Hey Jena, If it's old school, then you have one pipe for hot water and a separate pipe for cold water - each going to its own handle. There each handle has a valve that controls the amount of hot and cold water. If you are only getting cold water, then the problem may be in the hot water side. If only hot water, then the cold side has the issue. thx for watching!
If it is likely turning a switch, might be a valve issue. More gradually - hot water heater may have run out of water. Other than that? Not really sure. Thx for watching!
My shower is connected all too the plate on the wall. There is no small whole to put an alain wrench in. How would i get this off without taking the whole plate off the wall
Hey Jprep, Some manufacturers can make it look very clean and hidden.Without being there, guess would be to contact the manufacturer and ask them - there has to be a way - it’s just disguised or hidden. Thx for watching.
Thank you for this video. My question is, would you need to adjust the temp periodically? My temp was fine until a month ago, all of a sudden the temp has been dropping, but only in 1 shower.
Hey Janet, I don’t think they require adjustment unless the temp dial is unintentionally slipping or moving. It would be worth checking. But that does not sound like a typical issue. Thx for watching.
Honestly don’t have much experience with older faucets. If other faucets in house get hot and cold fine, I’d look up a schematic online for that faucet - see what controls the hot / cold mixture. Worst case, I’d get a new faucet….
I’m in an apartment and the shower faucet handle only turns half way. Does it not turn all the way because they set up to restrict the hot water? Or does where the handle turn not matter?
Hi, I have two shower the downstairs works fine but the upstairs one is only hot for like 2-3 minutes then it doesn’t get cold but it’s also not has hot as I would like even though it’s all the way up, the shower is one if those that can come out at the bottom first will this still work?
Hey ortizreyna, It is likely that you have a bad shower valve which helps regulate the temperature. I would try to find the brand name and style of show faucet and see if the manufacturer can give you an explanation of the replacement parts you would need. Thx for watching!
Hello, I replaced the cartridge but the temp still fluctuated to really hot to no hot water at all. Now we're getting just cold water out of both temp settings (shower only). Is there a secondary mix valve somewhere before the cartridge that would cause that? It's a single knob so both temps are controlled with one handle. Also scalding hot water comes out of the other faucets. Would that be a furnace/ water heater issue? If it is the mixing valve where would that be found and how would it be diagnosed?
Hey Lukmon, Did this happen suddenly? That certainly sounds odd. First turn only the hot water to the sink on. If no water comes out, then the valve controlling hot water under the sink must have gotten turned off. If it’s a single handle faucet, it’s possible there is a cartridge in the faucet handle that is faulty. I would look up the model number online and see if you can find one and replace it. If this is a multi- sink problem then you might have some sort of blockage.... might need a plumber to trace that out... Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Quick question...all faucets get hot, except shower faucet...it only gets warm. It is a remodeled shower/faucet. I am first tenant since the remodel. Sometimes it is literally a barely warm shower...sometimes warmer...but never hot enough for steam, etc. Could these variations still be the anti scald device?
Hey Starry, Yes it could. There is a temp adjustment on the cartridge. If it’s a new remodel, it is very possible they just put the cartridge in and the factor setting is lukewarm. If you can get hot water at sinks ( which means your water heater is set correctly ), then that is the first thing I’d check. Thanks for watching.
Hi I am getting hot water in the shower. But kitchen & bathroom sink the water is coming when hot tap turned on but it’s coming out cold/ luke warm -can anyone help with this what is the issue?
what would you recommend if the hot water pressure is super low, but the cold is fine in terms of pressure? we turn to the hot and the pressure droops about 70 percent and it’s just droplets, but turn it back to cold side and it’s blasting
Hey Antoinette, Still could be a bad cartridge which isn’t letting the hot water side to be selected. The valve blends the hot and cold. If it is in all hot, that means the cold side is shut off and for some reason the hot isn’t opened. Valves do go bad eventually. Thx for watching!
Hey Vaishal, Sorry, but our experience is basically with Delta products. Unless they are very silimiar to Delta, we wouldn’t be able to say with any confidence. Thx for watching.
Hey Vanessa, That’s a first. I guess if it works for you, fine. Not really sure WHY it’s a fix . If you turn the sink off, does the shower go cold? But if it’s a fix and your water bill is okay with it, fine. In long term, may want to approach the landlord. You are paying money for things to work right. That’s how we do things as landlords. Thx for watching!
Our tub downstairs doesn't seem to have any hot water. If you turn the tub faucet on past half way to hot, the water slows to a trickal and stays cold. The shower is cold when on full blast. Thoughts?
Hey Martha, It sounds like your hot water is stopped ( the trickle. ). Either your hot water supply got turned off or your control valve needs to be replaced. Is this something new? All of the sudden? The control valve controls the flow of both hot and cold. If hot works elsewhere in the house, bathroom, then they may be it. Hope that helps...
I replaced my cartridge and there is a new tankless water heater for my shower but I still only get hot water for a second then it goes cold any ideas?
Hey Jessica, The principles behind shower valves are similar. But age can complicate it for sure. Sorry, but we don’t have direct experience with grohe valves in particular. Thx for watching.
,Thanks, my situation is similar but different. My master shower runs out of hot water now in 2 - 3 minutes. It's a rainshower/wall mounted shower panel. Prior to this install the water pressure seemed fine, now its minimal and the water takes forever to warm up (3 minutes or more) and was lasting 6 minutes, now 2 -3 . This is only 3 years old. The wall mounted hot water heater is in the garage and this is the furthest water point in the house. The plumber has been here and the wall mount hot water company and they said the unit is working fine. the rest of the house has hot water...Could this be the issue or is there a pipe/plumbing issue. There is hard water here but you would think the other shower with a regular shower head would be the same. Any thoughts? thank you!
Hey Nancy, Sounds like a flow problem. So that is either : Shower valve problem ( like in the video ), Or Piping problem. Has it been gradually getting worse ( hard water deposit buildup / restriction somewhere) Or did you wake up one day and it was suddenly less flow ? If you have hard water, the or flow they the pipes can be impeded. What kind of pipes do you have? Galvanized, pvc, copper ? How old is the house? Surprised the plumber didn’t troubleshoot this!
sorry a bit confused since you turned off the valve for the shower to make the adjustments how did you have water after without turning it back on? i guess you skipped telling us that you turn it back on? i'm new at this so i'm trying to find out. i did that too to my shower it it won't get really hot still even though i made the adjustment.
Hey Vince, Yes. Sometimes we skip smaller steps in filming. What you have to determine is : 1) is the shower the only faucet not getting hot. Sinks OK? 2) Assuming that it is only a shower faucet problem, your 2 most obvious options are : A - adjust them temp hotter.... or... if that doesn’t work B - replace the cartridge. Sometimes cartridges go bad and replacing is what is needed. Typically, one of these two options will fix the vast majority of issues. Hope that helps. Thx for watching.
Hey Dan, I don’t know the interior mechanicals, I would guess that valves or something like that would control flow and could get stuck. Adjusting the dial to change the temp would work in the case where someone replaced the cartridge but never set the temp. Another possibility to cause the temp knob to be adjusted would be if the water heater performance was declining or house usage demand increased to the point where the old temp is no longer a comfortable setting. Typically, when we hear that the once hot shower is now cold, we’d be inclined to 1) replace the valve/ cartridge and 2) then set the temp knob of the new cartridge to desired level. Thanks for the question and for watching.
I have this issues but the maintenance man to my apartment keeps saying the water temperature on my thermostat is 118° that may work for my other bathroom and faucets but my shower in my room only gets warm at the hottest position. How do I find my water shut off? Is it where the washer and dryer connect?
Hey Talia, That’s a great question - one I haven’t had much experience with ( apartments). It’s hard to diagnose without seeing it. Maybe try this : talk to your apartment neighbors and see if any of them know where theirs is. Has your water ever been shut off because a neighbor is having plumbing work done? If so - then you share a shut off. Another question to ask neighbors. You’d probably be looking for a handle or knob or lever which would turn all your water off if there are no individual shut offs. Just be sure. You don’t want to guess on this. Whose your maintenance guy answer to? Worth a try there. Worse case - call a plumber. Lukewarm showers - no thx! Be the squeaky wheel till you get an acceptable answer. Thx for watching!
Hey Andrew, First things first - do you know the maker of the faucet? Does it have an Allen screw holding it on? Just trying to see what you are up against? Thx for watching.
Hey Andrew, The screw should back all the way out. What’s the source of the click. Is the screw head into which the Allen wrench stripped - slipping - and as such not backing the screw out? That handle won’t likely come off till the screw is out. They make screw extractors for stuck screws. Put it in a drill , put drill in reverse. The extractor is reverse threaded so it will bite into the screw ( probably ruin it) and turn it out. But first order of business is to figure out the “click”. Is the Allen wrench the correct size?’ Bit of a puzzle.
Thanks for the video. Couple questions ... Is this setup fairly universal or just a Delta thing? I just installed a water heater timer (And changed heater elements) and now there is hot water at sinks and only one of the three showers in the house, would what you show here be my issue? Thanks in advance for your time.
Hey Silettoskydiver, Our experience is with delta. So hard to say beyond that. I’m assuming that everything worked fine before the changes you made?? That would then be really coincidental that now you have an issue and it’s unrelated...??? If there has been time between the repairs you made, then sure... might just be a cartridge issue. But if it was immediate after the changes you made... causes me to wonder. On second thought, maybe some sediment got into the stream and clogged the valve ... I’m totally guessing. I guess your risk is the cost of one shower valve. You could replace one of the cold showers valve and see if it fixes it. Worth a try. Sometimes it’s a guessing game. I’d be curious as to your outcome. Thx for the question.
My shower is getting scorching hot and real cold but not warm enough to shower in it. Can I try this same method? Have you ever heard of that happening before?
Hey Chris, To my knowledge, the only temp controls for water are your water heater and the faucet control valves. I would probably start at the shower / tub control valve as they are know to fail and need to be replaced. Other than that ???? Thx for watching and asking!
The same hot water feeds both my shower and sink. I have hot water at the sink, but not the shower. The cartridge has been replaced. Also, the hot water adjustment on the cartridge is all the way up.
Hey Jose, It could be you don’t have enough water flow in the pipes to run both at the same time. How old is you water heater? If it’s older , maybe hard water deposits are restricting the amount of water going into hot water pipe - enough hot water for one outflow but not two. Has this been happening gradually or did it just happen suddenly one day. Could be that your shower faucet has hard water deposits/ build-up not allowing it to fully open. You have to do a lot of detective work to narrow down the issue. Try running only hot water in shower, then turn on only hot water in Kitchen sink. Does it stop all hot water to the shower or just some. Short term solution : no one touches kitchen faucet when someone is in the shower. 😃 Sorry - no quick solution without further examination. Thanks for viewing.
@@Housebarons we barely move there a few months ago. But the water flow does not change. It's just that if, I am taking a shower and someone turns on the water from the sink I am left with cold water
Hey Jose, Maybe try and recreate the problem somewhere else in the house. 1) Turn on the shower and then a different sink. Does the same thing happen? 2) turn on only hot water in the shower and then the sink in question. Does it stop hot water completely? 3) Try this same thing with 2 sinks and no shower. Does turning on one sink deprive the other sink of hot water. Try any other idea as a way to figure out if pipes are restricted or if the water heater is the problem. Challenging!!
I recently have a tennant that complains of only luke warm shower water but every other water in the house is fine. I haven't inspected the problem yet but will be tomaro night. Considering this video's suggestion, is it possible for the temp setting on this part to slightly change over time? I ask because I've never had any other tennants complain of luke warm shower water? Also, is it really necesary to turn the water off for this adjustment?
Hey Fmbighair, My son just dealt with a super mysterious water PRESSURE issue. Turned out, some small piece of wood got into the valve body😳and blocked a port inside the shower valve. I doubt temp can change over time unless the valve is defective or maybe the hot side has an obstruction?? I don’t know what your valve is. It may not be necessary to shut main water off. But we encourage it - better safe than sorry. If you want to remove the valve cartridge, the water has to be off at the main shutoff. Hope this help. Let us know what the solution was - if you can. Thx for watching
HOLY CRAP!! That hub for all the water Connections in the house is amazing!!
Thanks for watching!
Turning off the water is the best and most obvious, yet probably most overlooked tip. Thanks for this.
Hey James,
Thank you for taking time to let us know and thx for watching!
They don't even mention it AT ALL in the plumbing tips from the plumbing today service. They tell you to do everything that is in this video (though this one is great!). They neglect to say turn off the water.
I replaced the cartridge myself and for the life of me couldn’t figure out why the water wasn’t turning hot. That simple pull and twist inside the knob was a life saver! I’m grateful for your video
Hey rasich,
That’s great! Thx for letting us know and thx for watching!
Thank you so much! This worked and saved me from shelling out unnecessary money! Your video was the ONLY ONE I found that didn’t suggest replacing the Valve right off the bat. Hot water is flowing perfectly now.
Hey and. Luerel,
That is good to hear! Glad it worked out for you! Thanks for the encouragement and for watching.
I just had renovation of my bathroom and I had the same issue. Thank you for this tip. Awesome. Keep up the great work of sharing.
Thanks man! So glad I found this! Fixed my problem in 5 min!
Thank you!!! This was awesome! Got a plumber that said that he needed to order a part in order to get the shower hot. I followed your instructions and in 5 minutes I had hot water.
Hey Julie,
That’s awesome - way to go!! Way to take it on yourself!
Glad the video helped. Thx for letting us know. We love success stories via DIY!
The plumber just wants money. I tried this and it worked for me. The only thing I didn’t do was turn the water off
Wow I can’t thank you enough for making this video, you just saved me paying potential $’s for no reason. My showers working all fine now :)
Hey Michael,
That is great! Glad to hear it worked out for you. There’s little worse than paying for a service call only to find you could have done it. Good job working it out!
Thx for letting us know and for viewing
2 years later and you’re still helping. Saved me the wait from having the handyman coming over. Was able to fix less than 5 min kudos
Hey Destinee,
Sweet! Glad it helped! Thx for watching!
two more years later and here we are
Whilst this wasn't the issue I was facing, I've learnt a lot from this video and it is really well put together!!! Great edits, well done
Hey Kamrul,
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked it! Thx for watching.
Going to try this today! praying it works, of course hot water stops working right as we get the biggest snowfall I've seen in 15 years. Thank you for the vid!
Hey Jonathan,
Hope you got a “ yes!” to the prayer.
True - seems like break downs always happen at the most inopportune times!
Thx for watching!
That is basically what happened with me - the cold weather brought tepid showers. 😞 Gonna try this!
Hopefully it worked for you!
@@angiethompson5648 Ended up replacing the whole valve, no big deal though I'm just happy to have hot water.
We just bought our first home and we couldn't figure out why the shower in the master bath wasn't getting hot. I pulled up this video and it was all I needed to fix it. Thank you!
Hey Gary,
Congrats on the new house! That’s a big deal. Glad it helped! We have over 400 video - just fyi - if you need other house help.
Thx for watching!
My current situation. Not only does my master shower not get hot, there is an anti-scold thing on it. So I will be trying this tomorrow to get hot water then researching on how to get hotter water lol
Thank you so much. We got a new house this past summer and the shower was always on the colder side. But we didn’t mind it so much in the summer. Now that it’s colder, we dread shower time because it’s so cold. It took me 10 min to adjust both showers. Now we are exited for our first hot showers. Thanks you again.
Hey Check,
Awesome! Thx for watching!
Thank you 🙏🏽 it really worked saved my two bathrooms shower and saved me from wasting money and stress dealing from month. Pros said they need to check and maybe replace valve or cut drywalls.. thanks again buddy
Hey Jas…,
Way to go and check things out for yourself. If the pro does not have integrity or is ignorant, they can tell you anything or the wrong thing. Anyway, thx for watching and saving some coin!
Awesome video. this help fixed my hot water issue after replacing my shower cartridge. Thank you so much!!!
Glad it helped
I did listen to the directions and forgot about the water but nothing happened. Thankfully. Perfect fix! Thank you so much for the directions and the quick fix!
Hey Sennin,
😃 Awesome! Glad it all worked out. And thx much for watching!
Thank you! Trying this now. I pray it works. If it does, you’re the man!!!
Okay you’re the man!!! Spent hundreds and no plumber was able to help me. What idiots!!!
Hey, Hey!
How about that😃
Thx so much!! We really appreciate you taking the time to comment! We always love to hear success stories. AND way to take on the job yourself ...that is just awesome. Here’s to many more successes !
Does this help with water pressure too.....I have no pressure either
What if that doesn’t fix the problem?
Thank you sooo much!! I’ve been complaining about this gross lukewarm showers I’ve been taking and it drives me crazy. Now I can take hot showers!
Hey alle..,
Great! Glad it helped. Luke warm showers in winter? No thx!
Thx for watching!
Thank you. Great video, I didn’t even turn the water off.
Hi Mr. L, awesome, glad it worked out!
Thank you. I just shut the water unit off and on and so far it emits hot water
Way to Go! His advice worked perfectly for my Delta facucet!
Hey Kary,
Glad to hear it! Thx for watching!
Thank you so much, This fixed my hot water in my shower asap.
Hi R V, awesome, so glad this helped, thanks for your comment!
Good gracious that setup for individual H2O supplies is amazing! Never saw one before & forgetting about shower while I LOVE your setup.
...oh yeah, gotta go fix shower that contractor DIDN'T but sent me the video!!
Hey Anna…,
That’s great!!, Hope it helped and thx for watching!
Thank you for solving another case of the ptb spoiling things under the guise of 'protection'.
Hey Devi,
Thx for watching!
Wow! Thank you! So happy this was a quick fix!
Hey Leah,
Awesome! Thx for letting us know and thx for watching!
75 year old lady!
Thank you so much!😂
You are so welcome!
Great video. One of the showers in my house hasn’t had hot water for some time now so I’m gonna try this out!
Hey Duck…,
Great - hope it works! Thx for watching!
This definitely helped me i appreciate the help so much
Great video! It worked for me in our main showerTHANK YOU!
Hey Gery,
That’s awesome. We always like to hear when our viewers save some DIY coin. Good job taking that on. Thx for letting us know and thx for watching!
This video help me out some much it chep me from not getting a woopen bc everything happen around my mommy house she think I did it! Thanks...So...Much
Hey Malik,
Glad to help! Thx for watching
Will try it tonight. Thanks very much!!!
Hey Lina,
Thx for watching!
I operate apartment buildings with Delta faucets. I have to take an angle grinder to the handles to get them off because the set screws have corroded in place. Needless to say, it requires replacing the handles.
thanks i was going to replace a new cartridge because i thought it was defective but decided to check if it could be adjusted and it is. works great now!
Hey Toni,
Awesome! Thx for watching.
I have a black plastic scald guard that doesn’t offer any adjustment
Wooooow excelent video, thanks so much bro 🙋♂️ cheers my friend 🍺
Hey Bernardo,
Thx for watching! Cheers!
Thank you so much 🙌 I've been dealing with this problem for so long now
Hey Genesis,
Glad it helped - some plumbing issues can be so frustrating indeed. Thanks for watching!
Wish I wasn’t living in an apartment, so I could turn the water off myself lol. But very helpful and easy to understand video, I’ll have maintenance guys help me out with that.
Hey slade..,
You got it! Thx for watching!
Thanks for this. We had a flood come in a ruin our bedroom and bathroom. Contractor said 10 days for a complete remodel of both rooms... Seemed awfully hopeful for such a short amount of time. we had to leave the house due to the damage. We were in a motel for over a month. We came home to no bathroom, no toilet and not even a floor. We left again as instructed by the homeowners came back to the most beautiful bathroom but only lukewarm water in the fancy new shower. The homeowners are still gone as they're part of the house is still being worked on and I just want to take a damn shower in my own house so I am fixing it myself.
Hey Angie,
Hope it works out. Thx for watching!
Hopefully this fixes my issue. Thanks!
Wow! That’s fantastic!
Thank you! Cheers!
rotating the plastic piece only yielded a shorter throw of the shower handle and not hotter water. what’s the next step?
Thank you. Spent hours thinking I had a clog. RUclips first, think second. Not sure why my default showers setting is so cold.
Hey Jack,
Glad it worked out! I like your “ youtube first, think second “ phrase. You should copyright that - then license it to RUclips :-)
Thx for watching!
were these not set correctly from the beginning? My shower has lost heat, i have never touched the control valve so not sure how it could reset itself. I did remove the shower head recently to remove a shower filter. a few days after doing so the shower is just warm. both with and without the shower filter behind the shower head. Any advice
Hey JM,
The valve can wear out over time. Generally, replacing it solves the issue.
Thx for watching!
I subscribed just to say thank you coz this helped immediately 🎉
Thanks for the sub! Really appreciate it. We have 100’s of video to help home fixes. Check out or playlist if you have other fix issues!
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Thanks for the video.
Is this just for new builds? My hot water was working fine and then suddenly stopped working. Wouldn't I need to replace the valve if that's the case?
Could be a bad shower mixing valve, could be a hot water heater issue.
But I would start with the valve.
Thx for watching.
Thank you! This worked and was so easy!
Hey Jacy,
Great. Thx for watching!
Hi, I am not getting any water in my hot tap of my bathtub. However I am getting hot water everywhere else in the house. I changed the valve faucet cartridge but no luck. I also tried turning the cold water on and then blocking the pipe which then forcing it into the got water to remove any airlocks, still no luck.
Hey Agha,
That’s a tough one. 99 times out of 100, it’s the cartridge. I wonder if you have a blockage somewhere? A bad shower valve??? - that might be expensive.
Only other simple fix - have you adjusted the temp adjustment ring on the shower cartridge? They come from the factory cold or lukewarm at best. But you can change that.
Check this video out…
How to Install Shower Trim Kit : Delta Classic
ruclips.net/video/g6Z8RBsC28Q/видео.html
Hope that helps.
Thx for watching!
@@Housebarons hi, I have uploaded a video for you to show you exactly what the problem is I am having. Can you please take a look at the video and let me know how I can go about fixing it. Thanks
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Thank you, so much.. it took me five to do two showers..
Hey Garry,
Good job! Glad you found a way. Thx much for viewing!
I have the same problem. unfortunately my Moen shower tap doesn't have that adjustment. What could be the problem?
so it was warm for 2 days now it's hot again. only happens in the shower.
I’m not familiar with Moen, but I would check for a replaceable cartridge - most modern faucets have them. Maybe an email to Moen??
Thx for watching!
What size allen?
this is probably a really stupid question, but i live in an apartment and do not want to go to maintenance for reasons. where would the water shut off usually be in an apartment?
Thank you, super helpful!!
Hey Rocky....
Thank you and thx for watching!
Thank you so much! Very easy fix that worked for me!
Hey Ruga,
Perfect. Who wants a cold shower! Enjoy & thanks for watching!
Great video thanks 🙏
Hey url,
Thx for watching!
I just had a tankless water heater installed and the plumber did a great job. Hot water works great, except the two showers. The water is Luke warm. The bathroom sinks are fine. Any suggestions? Thanks for your video.
We have new bathroom and no hot water in shower or sink. Is there something similar to do for the sink?
The shower is an easy one. Not sure about the sink. Look up the model of your faucet and see it the cartridge has an adjustment?
I live in a condominium. I don’t have access to shut the main water off. Any advice in this situation? Thanks!
Hey Jo,
I’d try to run into a person on the maintenance crew - let him know your situation.It may take a couple tries but somebody there haas access and could show you or turn it off for you.
Thx for watching!
How do you do this if you have two separate knobs for hot and cold?
Hey Jena,
If it's old school, then you have one pipe for hot water and a separate pipe for cold water - each going to its own handle. There each handle has a valve that controls the amount of hot and cold water. If you are only getting cold water, then the problem may be in the hot water side. If only hot water, then the cold side has the issue.
thx for watching!
What makes it suddenly go cold when it was hot before?
If it is likely turning a switch, might be a valve issue. More gradually - hot water heater may have run out of water.
Other than that? Not really sure.
Thx for watching!
Thank you so much for this video! I was able to fix my hot water by doing this! :D
Hey Chantel,
So glad it worked! Way to go! Thanks for watching and also for taking the time to let us know.
My shower is connected all too the plate on the wall. There is no small whole to put an alain wrench in. How would i get this off without taking the whole plate off the wall
Hey Jprep,
Some manufacturers can make it look very clean and hidden.Without being there, guess would be to contact the manufacturer and ask them - there has to be a way - it’s just disguised or hidden.
Thx for watching.
Thank you for the great video! But. Showboating your shut off system was unnecessary. 😄👍 Eventhough, that was an awesome system!
Hey In….,
We put a ton of work into that system! Hard NIT to show it off!😃
Thx for watching and putting up with our nonsense!
Thank you for this video. My question is, would you need to adjust the temp periodically? My temp was fine until a month ago, all of a sudden the temp has been dropping, but only in 1 shower.
Hey Janet,
I don’t think they require adjustment unless the temp dial is unintentionally slipping or moving. It would be worth checking. But that does not sound like a typical issue.
Thx for watching.
Is this typical for all faucets, whether it's the brand or type of faucet used for showers?
Hey authentic,
I’d guess it’s probably common with most cartridge faucets. The super old faucets not so much. Thx for watching!
@HouseBarons If it's an older faucet and I have the same scenario where it's not running hot in only the bathroom shower faucet, how is it fixed?
Honestly don’t have much experience with older faucets. If other faucets in house get hot and cold fine, I’d look up a schematic online for that faucet - see what controls the hot / cold mixture.
Worst case, I’d get a new faucet….
Very helpful! Thank you so much for sharing! It was exactly our problem.
Hey Anna,
Perfect -glad it helped! Thx for watching!
Thank you!! 🙌
Any time! Thx for watching!
I’m about to try this i hope it works!! thanks for the jnfo
Hey Benjamin,
Thx for watching!
@@Housebarons IT WORKED! I’m subscribing right now.
Thanks for sharing, 2024 👍🏽
Thank you too
I’m in an apartment and the shower faucet handle only turns half way. Does it not turn all the way because they set up to restrict the hot water? Or does where the handle turn not matter?
Hey King…,
Probably is the way it is if you are getting all the hot water you need.
Thx for watching!
Hi, I have two shower the downstairs works fine but the upstairs one is only hot for like 2-3 minutes then it doesn’t get cold but it’s also not has hot as I would like even though it’s all the way up, the shower is one if those that can come out at the bottom first will this still work?
Hey ortizreyna,
It is likely that you have a bad shower valve which helps regulate the temperature. I would try to find the brand name and style of show faucet and see if the manufacturer can give you an explanation of the replacement parts you would need.
Thx for watching!
What if I have absolutely no hot water period, not luke warm, tap cold. And I have hot water at the sink in the same bathroom?
Hey Tyler,
I’d guess the cartridge is bad - won’t let you select hot. Swapping it out should help.
Thx for watching!
Hello, I replaced the cartridge but the temp still fluctuated to really hot to no hot water at all. Now we're getting just cold water out of both temp settings (shower only). Is there a secondary mix valve somewhere before the cartridge that would cause that? It's a single knob so both temps are controlled with one handle. Also scalding hot water comes out of the other faucets. Would that be a furnace/ water heater issue? If it is the mixing valve where would that be found and how would it be diagnosed?
My case is the other way round. The shower hot water is working well, but no hot water in the hand and bath sinks. Please help
No hot water in the bath???
@@martinle3944 Yes. The shower has hot water, but the tap under the shower in the bath has no hot running water. Thanks for your help
Hey Lukmon,
Did this happen suddenly? That certainly sounds odd.
First turn only the hot water to the sink on. If no water comes out, then the valve controlling hot water under the sink must have gotten turned off. If it’s a single handle faucet, it’s possible there is a cartridge in the faucet handle that is faulty. I would look up the model number online and see if you can find one and replace it.
If this is a multi- sink problem then you might have some sort of blockage.... might need a plumber to trace that out...
Hope this helps.
Thanks for watching.
Quick question...all faucets get hot, except shower faucet...it only gets warm. It is a remodeled shower/faucet. I am first tenant since the remodel. Sometimes it is literally a barely warm shower...sometimes warmer...but never hot enough for steam, etc. Could these variations still be the anti scald device?
Hey Starry,
Yes it could. There is a temp adjustment on the cartridge. If it’s a new remodel, it is very possible they just put the cartridge in and the factor setting is lukewarm. If you can get hot water at sinks ( which means your water heater is set correctly ), then that is the first thing I’d check.
Thanks for watching.
Hi I am getting hot water in the shower. But kitchen & bathroom sink the water is coming when hot tap turned on but it’s coming out cold/ luke warm -can anyone help with this what is the issue?
THANK YOU
Hey Ary,
Thx for watching!
what would you recommend if the hot water pressure is super low, but the cold is fine in terms of pressure? we turn to the hot and the pressure droops about 70 percent and it’s just droplets, but turn it back to cold side and it’s blasting
Hey Antoinette,
Still could be a bad cartridge which isn’t letting the hot water side to be selected. The valve blends the hot and cold. If it is in all hot, that means the cold side is shut off and for some reason the hot isn’t opened. Valves do go bad eventually.
Thx for watching!
How can I access the valve on the bristan bristan mt1200-2
Hey Vaishal,
Sorry, but our experience is basically with Delta products. Unless they are very silimiar to Delta, we wouldn’t be able to say with any confidence.
Thx for watching.
What if not water fluctuates? It comes out, it hardly comes out, it comes out etc.
Low pressure tank system.
Hey Android,
Is it spitting? It sounds like there is air in the lines somehow?
Thx fir watching.
@@Housebarons ,thanks for reply. Not spitting. No bubbles but it reacts like a plastic bottle held upside down.
I just rented a house I had to run the sink for the shower to have hot water is this the fix ?
Hey Vanessa,
That’s a first. I guess if it works for you, fine. Not really sure WHY it’s a fix .
If you turn the sink off, does the shower go cold?
But if it’s a fix and your water bill is okay with it, fine.
In long term, may want to approach the landlord. You are paying money for things to work right. That’s how we do things as landlords.
Thx for watching!
Thank you!!
Hey Janet,
Thx for watching!
Our tub downstairs doesn't seem to have any hot water. If you turn the tub faucet on past half way to hot, the water slows to a trickal and stays cold. The shower is cold when on full blast. Thoughts?
Hey Martha,
It sounds like your hot water is stopped ( the trickle. ). Either your hot water supply got turned off or your control valve needs to be replaced.
Is this something new? All of the sudden?
The control valve controls the flow of both hot and cold. If hot works elsewhere in the house, bathroom, then they may be it.
Hope that helps...
What’s the wrench size?
Hey Kenneth ,
Try a 1/8 or 3/32 Allen wrench.
Thx for watching!
I replaced my cartridge and there is a new tankless water heater for my shower but I still only get hot water for a second then it goes cold any ideas?
Did you ever get this figured out? I’m having the same problem right now.
How to do that on an old grohe valve?
Hey Jessica,
The principles behind shower valves are similar. But age can complicate it for sure. Sorry, but we don’t have direct experience with grohe valves in particular. Thx for watching.
When you ask how long will this take and you say . “It’s a quick turnaround”.
,Thanks, my situation is similar but different. My master shower runs out of hot water now in 2 - 3 minutes. It's a rainshower/wall mounted shower panel. Prior to this install the water pressure seemed fine, now its minimal and the water takes forever to warm up (3 minutes or more) and was lasting 6 minutes, now 2 -3 . This is only 3 years old. The wall mounted hot water heater is in the garage and this is the furthest water point in the house. The plumber has been here and the wall mount hot water company and they said the unit is working fine. the rest of the house has hot water...Could this be the issue or is there a pipe/plumbing issue. There is hard water here but you would think the other shower with a regular shower head would be the same. Any thoughts? thank you!
Hey Nancy,
Sounds like a flow problem. So that is either :
Shower valve problem ( like in the video ),
Or Piping problem.
Has it been gradually getting worse ( hard water deposit buildup / restriction somewhere)
Or did you wake up one day and it was suddenly less flow ?
If you have hard water, the or flow they the pipes can be impeded.
What kind of pipes do you have? Galvanized, pvc, copper ?
How old is the house?
Surprised the plumber didn’t troubleshoot this!
sorry a bit confused since you turned off the valve for the shower to make the adjustments how did you have water after without turning it back on? i guess you skipped telling us that you turn it back on? i'm new at this so i'm trying to find out. i did that too to my shower it it won't get really hot still even though i made the adjustment.
Hey Vince,
Yes. Sometimes we skip smaller steps in filming.
What you have to determine is : 1) is the shower the only faucet not getting hot. Sinks OK?
2) Assuming that it is only a shower faucet problem, your 2 most obvious options are : A - adjust them temp hotter.... or... if that doesn’t work B - replace the cartridge.
Sometimes cartridges go bad and replacing is what is needed.
Typically, one of these two options will fix the vast majority of issues.
Hope that helps.
Thx for watching.
Assuming the shower was once hot, what would cause the valve you had to adjust to turn which caused the shower to become cold?
Hey Dan,
I don’t know the interior mechanicals, I would guess that valves or something like that would control flow and could get stuck. Adjusting the dial to change the temp would work in the case where someone replaced the cartridge but never set the temp.
Another possibility to cause the temp knob to be adjusted would be if the water heater performance was declining or house usage demand increased to the point where the old temp is no longer a comfortable setting.
Typically, when we hear that the once hot shower is now cold, we’d be inclined to 1) replace the valve/ cartridge and 2) then set the temp knob of the new cartridge to desired level.
Thanks for the question and for watching.
I have this issues but the maintenance man to my apartment keeps saying the water temperature on my thermostat is 118° that may work for my other bathroom and faucets but my shower in my room only gets warm at the hottest position. How do I find my water shut off? Is it where the washer and dryer connect?
Hey Talia,
That’s a great question - one I haven’t had much experience with ( apartments).
It’s hard to diagnose without seeing it.
Maybe try this : talk to your apartment neighbors and see if any of them know where theirs is.
Has your water ever been shut off because a neighbor is having plumbing work done? If so - then you share a shut off. Another question to ask neighbors.
You’d probably be looking for a handle or knob or lever which would turn all your water off if there are no individual shut offs.
Just be sure. You don’t want to guess on this.
Whose your maintenance guy answer to? Worth a try there.
Worse case - call a plumber.
Lukewarm showers - no thx!
Be the squeaky wheel till you get an acceptable answer.
Thx for watching!
Thanks pal!
I can’t get the handle out. Pls help😩
Hey Andrew,
First things first - do you know the maker of the faucet?
Does it have an Allen screw holding it on?
Just trying to see what you are up against?
Thx for watching.
@@Housebarons yes, it does have an Allen screw in it. When I turn it, I hear a click, but it still wouldn’t budge.
Hey Andrew,
The screw should back all the way out.
What’s the source of the click. Is the screw head into which the Allen wrench stripped - slipping - and as such not backing the screw out?
That handle won’t likely come off till the screw is out.
They make screw extractors for stuck screws. Put it in a drill , put drill in reverse. The extractor is reverse threaded so it will bite into the screw ( probably ruin it) and turn it out.
But first order of business is to figure out the “click”. Is the Allen wrench the correct size?’
Bit of a puzzle.
So this shower was already working correct before the adjustment??? if So, then you just made adjustement which is a bandaid, not the true solution.
Thanks for the video. Couple questions ... Is this setup fairly universal or just a Delta thing? I just installed a water heater timer (And changed heater elements) and now there is hot water at sinks and only one of the three showers in the house, would what you show here be my issue? Thanks in advance for your time.
Hey Silettoskydiver,
Our experience is with delta. So hard to say beyond that.
I’m assuming that everything worked fine before the changes you made??
That would then be really coincidental that now you have an issue and it’s unrelated...???
If there has been time between the repairs you made, then sure... might just be a cartridge issue.
But if it was immediate after the changes you made... causes me to wonder.
On second thought, maybe some sediment got into the stream and clogged the valve ... I’m totally guessing.
I guess your risk is the cost of one shower valve.
You could replace one of the cold showers valve and see if it fixes it. Worth a try. Sometimes it’s a guessing game.
I’d be curious as to your outcome.
Thx for the question.
My shower is getting scorching hot and real cold but not warm enough to shower in it. Can I try this same method? Have you ever heard of that happening before?
Hey Chris,
To my knowledge, the only temp controls for water are your water heater and the faucet control valves.
I would probably start at the shower / tub control valve as they are know to fail and need to be replaced. Other than that ????
Thx for watching and asking!
The same hot water feeds both my shower and sink. I have hot water at the sink, but not the shower. The cartridge has been replaced. Also, the hot water adjustment on the cartridge is all the way up.
my question is. when i am taking a shower and someone turns on the kitchen sink i receive no hot water. Please help
Hey Jose,
It could be you don’t have enough water flow in the pipes to run both at the same time.
How old is you water heater? If it’s older , maybe hard water deposits are restricting the amount of water going into hot water pipe - enough hot water for one outflow but not two.
Has this been happening gradually or did it just happen suddenly one day.
Could be that your shower faucet has hard water deposits/ build-up not allowing it to fully open.
You have to do a lot of detective work to narrow down the issue.
Try running only hot water in shower, then turn on only hot water in Kitchen sink. Does it stop all hot water to the shower or just some.
Short term solution : no one touches kitchen faucet when someone is in the shower. 😃
Sorry - no quick solution without further examination.
Thanks for viewing.
@@Housebarons we barely move there a few months ago. But the water flow does not change. It's just that if, I am taking a shower and someone turns on the water from the sink I am left with cold water
Hey Jose,
Maybe try and recreate the problem somewhere else in the house.
1) Turn on the shower and then a different sink. Does the same thing happen?
2) turn on only hot water in the shower and then the sink in question. Does it stop hot water completely?
3) Try this same thing with 2 sinks and no shower. Does turning on one sink deprive the other sink of hot water.
Try any other idea as a way to figure out if pipes are restricted or if the water heater is the problem.
Challenging!!
Nice shut off set up
Hey Jbyrd53,
Thx! And thx for watching!
I recently have a tennant that complains of only luke warm shower water but every other water in the house is fine. I haven't inspected the problem yet but will be tomaro night. Considering this video's suggestion, is it possible for the temp setting on this part to slightly change over time? I ask because I've never had any other tennants complain of luke warm shower water? Also, is it really necesary to turn the water off for this adjustment?
Hey Fmbighair,
My son just dealt with a super mysterious water PRESSURE issue. Turned out, some small piece of wood got into the valve body😳and blocked a port inside the shower valve.
I doubt temp can change over time unless the valve is defective or maybe the hot side has an obstruction??
I don’t know what your valve is. It may not be necessary to shut main water off. But we encourage it - better safe than sorry. If you want to remove the valve cartridge, the water has to be off at the main shutoff.
Hope this help. Let us know what the solution was - if you can. Thx for watching