Hot Water Trickling out

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Hot Water Trickling out

Author: lcbertram (TX)

Hello all, I have a hot water problem in one of my bathtubs. When turning the faucet on the cold comes out just fine however the hot water comes on and then trickles out. The hotter I turn the faucet the slower it gets and then finally stops. I hear a kerplunk noise, like pressure just suddenly got cut off. I have replaced the cartridge, I have shut off the hot water tank and hooked up the washer cold to washer hot while the tub was open and turned it on. Possibly an air bubble. Still the same issue. It is a mainline cartridge number 507902. Cannot figure this one out. By the way it is only one bathtub out of 3 and and all sink faucets are working fine.

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Re: Hot Water Trickling out
Author: hj (AZ) How about a picture of the faucet.
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Re: Hot Water Trickling out
Author: lcbertram (TX) I actually just fixed it. I took it all apart and there were some adjustme t screws behind the valve on each side. I adjusted those and long behold water. I have water. Edited 1 times.
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Re: Hot Water Trickling out
Author: george 7941 (Canada) The "adjustment screws" might be integral shutoffs. If so, you are supposed to open them all the way.
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Re: Hot Water Trickling out
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) That's what I was thinking, you probably just turned the water off and back on, possibly dislodging some debris.
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