I have two bathrooms upstairs, back to back. One has a shower only, the other a tub & shower, both have Delta single handle fixtures. The one with the shower only gets hot water pretty much all the time, the other has had issues last year. I called Delta to ask about parts and they told me it was warrantied forever and sent me a pair of new cartridges and springs. I replaced the parts in both showers and also put in low-flow shower heads, that seemed to fix the problem.
Recently my wife hurt her back and decided she wanted a hot bath so she turned on the tub and at first it was hot, but within a minute or so it got warm and then cold. She'd shut it off for a few minutes, turn it back on and it'd be warm at best. After about 10 minutes she'd turn it on again and it'd be hot for a minute then back to warm or cold. If I run the hot water in the other bathroom or downstairs it's hot.
I do not have a hot water heater, I have an oil fired furnace that heats water. I was thinking that maybe the tub is using hot water faster than the furnace can make it, could that be right? Or is there some other issue here? Could it be the cartridge in the faucet again?
I'm getting tired of boiling water and running it upstairs every time my wife wants a hot bath, I need to fix this. :vs_worry:
Any suggestions?
Recently my wife hurt her back and decided she wanted a hot bath so she turned on the tub and at first it was hot, but within a minute or so it got warm and then cold. She'd shut it off for a few minutes, turn it back on and it'd be warm at best. After about 10 minutes she'd turn it on again and it'd be hot for a minute then back to warm or cold. If I run the hot water in the other bathroom or downstairs it's hot.
I do not have a hot water heater, I have an oil fired furnace that heats water. I was thinking that maybe the tub is using hot water faster than the furnace can make it, could that be right? Or is there some other issue here? Could it be the cartridge in the faucet again?
I'm getting tired of boiling water and running it upstairs every time my wife wants a hot bath, I need to fix this. :vs_worry:
Any suggestions?