Shower is too hot!

Hi, I have the above shower. OVer the last year we have found ourselves having to turn the temp down from about 5 down to 1 to avoid scorching ourselves. Now even 1 is too hot. We can get by by putting the shower on economy and turning it up to around 8 or 9 (comfortable) but would like to re-adjust the temperature sensor/thermostat. IS this possible and how do we go about it? Many thanks! Rob
Asked 11 years ago by Robert

The things to check first are.

1 That the main valve coming into your house is fully open.

2 Then check that the valve on the line to the shower is fully open.

If these valves are not fully open then there may not be enough water
getting to your shower to cool it properly, the overheat safety device will turn
the power off until it cools, then it then it starts to heat again and so on.

Make sure that the shower head is clean and clear, that the hose isn’t kinked (this can happen just behind the hand set where it is difficult to see) also check the inside of the hose although it can look OK on the outside it could have collapsed internally

The other possibility is a faulty flow/stabilizer valve not allowing the correct amount of water into the shower.

A rough check is to remove the shower head turn temperature control to fully hot the water coming out of the hose should be a bit more than a dribble then turn to fully cold and it should be coming out at full flow.

If there is not much difference between the two then you could have a faulty flow valve.

Carry out this check after you check the inlet valves.


 

Answered 11 years ago by The Shower Doctor

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