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Frankster (CA)
Hi,quick question on my shower valve.
This morning I go to turn the shower on and I can't get the valve to the hot 9:00 position because it would cut off.No water.I turned to my basin a few feet away,and the same thing.No movement to the left of 11:00 and no water period. I ran over to the kitchen (which is closer to the water heater by 40 feet) and it everything was fine.
I waited a few minutes and everything was good again. Both valves could move all the way to the left 9:00 position,and out came hot water. What happened? We have been experiencing colder temps here in the mid to high 30s. Could that somehow be tied to it? I've never experienced this.
Thanks.
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Wheelchair (IL)
Air Gaps and Temps.
Best Wishes
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Frankster (CA)
So what exactly is going on? What is causing the valve itself to stick? I can understand moving the valve to its hot position and not receiving any water,but the valve itself would not move past the 10:30/1:30 positions. Are air gaps actually strong enough to prevent the valve from turning?
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hj (AZ)
Ait gaps do NOTHING, except interfere with backflow of water. They are NOT "strong"enough to do anything.
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