On Dec 21 2010, 9:16*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Dec 21, 6:26*am, FlaBill wrote:





On Dec 20, 9:55*pm, " wrote:

On Dec 20, 8:26*pm, FlaBill wrote:

On Dec 20, 7:41*pm, " wrote:

On Dec 20, 5:43*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:

On Dec 20, 6:45*am, FlaBill wrote:

After researching mixing valve problems on the web I had the cartridge
replaced in the Moen single handle shower valve to increase hot
water.
The hot water is known to be available by the sink next to shower
where it is very hot.
The new cartridge did not produce any more hot temperature than the
old (2.5 years) one.
Seeking a solution I removed the stop for the rotation to see if more
hot water could be found. There was a burst of very hot water for a
brief (.5sec) without changing handle and then a return to just warm
water.

This suggested that a thermostat was kicking in to prevent scalding
when water is too hot. So I lowered the temperature from the tankless
heater but it did not improve the condition. The research said these
thermostats sometimes use wax pellets that control temps.
Question..is the thermostat located in the cartridge? If not where
would it be?
Question…what other possible cause is preventing hot water reach
shower head?
thanks
Bill

You don't say if it has been this way only recently, or forever, or
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who made the valve?

is there a spray wand on the outlet?

or a plugged spray head

In my first post I described it as a MOEN SINGLE HANDLE SHOWER valve.
No spray wand, simple shower head.
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have you called moen? many vave manufacturers have toll free phone
numbers staffed by knowledgable people.

remove shower head to see if water is still too cool

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You didn't tell us it had deteriorated over a period of time. *That
model doesn't appear to include the scald protection but does have
some sort of pressure compenation design. *Maybe that's what was
messed up.

Replacement cartridge did not solve hot water problem. I have tried
changing temperature setting on the Titan tankless SCR2 higher and
lower with no change to temp. I turned the valve to max hot and
adjusted the main inlet valve to minimum with no luck either.
Did I mention the pressure is definitely less on hot setting?
I would like to avoid tearing into walls to get to the galvinized
pipes. There is one inline shut-off on exit side of heater. Reducing
that did not change anything.
At whits end....
Bill