1 of 3 showers in my house uses all the hot water

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1 of 3 showers in my house uses all the hot water
Author: Jkmorrison (MD) I have three showers in my house. 1 of the three uses all the hot water every time it is used. In the other two, we can take back to back HOT showers with no issue. Any thoughts? Any assistance will be appreciated
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Re: 1 of 3 showers in my house uses all the hot water
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) Possible missing flow restrictor from the showerhead.
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Re: 1 of 3 showers in my house uses all the hot water
Author: Jkmorrison (MD) Thanks NC, I'll take a look.
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Re: 1 of 3 showers in my house uses all the hot water
Author: packy (MA) do you know possitivly that if that shower is not getting hot any more that all faucets do not get hot? in other words, once it runs cold, do all other faucets also run cold?
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Re: 1 of 3 showers in my house uses all the hot water
Author: Jkmorrison (MD) Yes. A 5 minute shower in this one shower uses all the hot water in the house. A 5 minute shower in either of the other two does not
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Re: 1 of 3 showers in my house uses all the hot water
Author: packy (MA) well that narrows it down to the shower valve and the trim attached to it. then as suggested, look at the shower head and how many GPM it uses. running it and then the other shower/s into a 5 gallon bucket will tell you straight away.
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