From: Speedy Jim 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Not much hot water in shower
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:47:46 GMT

Tony wrote:

> I cannot run your test because I have a hot and cold water faucet. The shower nozzle goes from 0 to
> full force and has no controls for hot / cold)
> 
> So, if I start running the hot water, as soon as I turn the shower nozzle, it simply comes out of
> the shower head soft and hard, both are burning hot.
> 
> Is there some other way to test this?

     Hmmmmmm.   I'm stumped...

> 
> 
> 
>>Try this test:
>>Run Hot water at the basin tap in the bath.
>>Then vary the shower controls (Hot/Cold)
>>and see if the Hot flow at the basin changes greatly.
>>If the basin does *not* change much, the coil is not at
>>fault.
>>
>>Jim
> 
>