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Hello all, and thanks in advancefor reading and offering any help. I purchased a Hudson Reed Thermostatic TwinShower Faucet Valve with Diverter for a new bathroom in my basement and amhaving an issue with it. The water never gets hot enough, it only getslukewarm. I have an existing shower in the second floor of my house which works fine.Every other faucet in my house works as it should in regards to temperature andpressure. The sink faucet in the new bathroom where the Hudson Reed isinstalled gets hot water. I took a temperature reading at 120F (49C) and was able toincrease the temp up to 140F (60C) at this bathroom faucet.
I have a Titan brand electric tankless water heater. My house is plumbed with1/2" pex piping and a manabloc system. The hot water supply and cold watersupply at the Hudson Reed shower read 40 PSI right before entering the showervalve. I have disassembled the entire shower unit and flushed the hot and coldwater thought it. I have removed the check/stop valves and filter screens andcleaned them. I contacted Hudson Reed in regards to the problem and purchased anew thermostatic cartridge and installed the cartridge only to have the sameresults. The cartridge currently installed is the 3rd cartridge I have tried.
The water never gets warmer than lukewarm out of the showerhead and/or handheldunit. I am able to access the rear of the shower unit and can feel the ho****er entering the shower unit (I used an infrared thermometer and couldregister 128F (53C) water entering the hot side of the shower unit). The manabloc andwater heater are less than 5 feet away from the shower unit. The hot and coldwater supplies are connected correctly to the shower unit. The cartridge has a'locating tab' which is installed pointing to the hot supply as indicated by themanufacturer.
I have also calibrated the cartridge to its maximum hot setting and the issueremains. I have run the cold water in the bathroom sink faucet to see if it isa pressure problem (I don't know, was just trying anything!) while running theshower on hot and the issue remains. I don't know what else to troubleshoot andam hoping someone on the forum could offer some assistance. Please feel free tocomment, I don't know what else to do. Thanks!
I have a Titan brand electric tankless water heater. My house is plumbed with1/2" pex piping and a manabloc system. The hot water supply and cold watersupply at the Hudson Reed shower read 40 PSI right before entering the showervalve. I have disassembled the entire shower unit and flushed the hot and coldwater thought it. I have removed the check/stop valves and filter screens andcleaned them. I contacted Hudson Reed in regards to the problem and purchased anew thermostatic cartridge and installed the cartridge only to have the sameresults. The cartridge currently installed is the 3rd cartridge I have tried.
The water never gets warmer than lukewarm out of the showerhead and/or handheldunit. I am able to access the rear of the shower unit and can feel the ho****er entering the shower unit (I used an infrared thermometer and couldregister 128F (53C) water entering the hot side of the shower unit). The manabloc andwater heater are less than 5 feet away from the shower unit. The hot and coldwater supplies are connected correctly to the shower unit. The cartridge has a'locating tab' which is installed pointing to the hot supply as indicated by themanufacturer.
I have also calibrated the cartridge to its maximum hot setting and the issueremains. I have run the cold water in the bathroom sink faucet to see if it isa pressure problem (I don't know, was just trying anything!) while running theshower on hot and the issue remains. I don't know what else to troubleshoot andam hoping someone on the forum could offer some assistance. Please feel free tocomment, I don't know what else to do. Thanks!
