Folks
I'm hoping you can help solve this. It seems complicated and it will be way too expensive to have a stream of plumbers come by the check it out, nor practical to start demo looking for a problem.
Setup:
This is a double shower. I'm going to call one the LEFT and one the RIGHT.
Background:
The RIGHT was the original shower. The LEFT was added on the opposite wall 7 ft away. New pipes were laid from the RIGHT under the shower pan and up the outside wall to feed the LEFT. The RIGHT's components were replaced with those described below.
Components:
LEFT: Artos-Westover -- 2 - F906-2 vol ctl's (1 for shower head; one for 3 body jets); 1 - F904-3 Thermo vlv (controls temp output from one or both vol ctl's)
RIGHT: Same except 1 hand held spray instead of body jets.
Problem 1: LEFT shower: after approx 10 min the water temp slowly decreases. Turning the temp control toward hot, or to the hot stop, makes no difference. While running, turning on the body jets' vol ctl causes (1) spitting and sputtering for 5-10 sec from the three jets (2) followed by a very large water temp rise from both the shower head and body sprays, so much so that I have to get away from the water. Then, turning off the body jets vol ctl causes the temp to drop to its original level after approx 10-15 seconds.
Problem 2: RIGHT shower never reaches the temp of the LEFT with the LEFT shower and jets on. This is the case whether LEFT's shower and jets are runnung AND the RIGHT's shower and hand held are running OR just when any component of the RIGHT is running.
Notes: 1. These thermo vlv's have some kind of complex sensor inside that regulates temp. It's possible that the RIGHT thermo vlv is set so it cannot put out as high a temp as the LEFT's. 2. When the jets are turned on, they spit air and water for a bit. This occurs whether they are being turned on for the first time or after being turned off for a few seconds and then turned on again.
Finally, it appeared we were running out of hot water and needed a new water heater. Now it seems something in the way this plumbed is the problem.
If you need more info, don't hesitate to ask.
Thanx in advance for the help!
I'm hoping you can help solve this. It seems complicated and it will be way too expensive to have a stream of plumbers come by the check it out, nor practical to start demo looking for a problem.
Setup:
This is a double shower. I'm going to call one the LEFT and one the RIGHT.
Background:
The RIGHT was the original shower. The LEFT was added on the opposite wall 7 ft away. New pipes were laid from the RIGHT under the shower pan and up the outside wall to feed the LEFT. The RIGHT's components were replaced with those described below.
Components:
LEFT: Artos-Westover -- 2 - F906-2 vol ctl's (1 for shower head; one for 3 body jets); 1 - F904-3 Thermo vlv (controls temp output from one or both vol ctl's)
RIGHT: Same except 1 hand held spray instead of body jets.
Problem 1: LEFT shower: after approx 10 min the water temp slowly decreases. Turning the temp control toward hot, or to the hot stop, makes no difference. While running, turning on the body jets' vol ctl causes (1) spitting and sputtering for 5-10 sec from the three jets (2) followed by a very large water temp rise from both the shower head and body sprays, so much so that I have to get away from the water. Then, turning off the body jets vol ctl causes the temp to drop to its original level after approx 10-15 seconds.
Problem 2: RIGHT shower never reaches the temp of the LEFT with the LEFT shower and jets on. This is the case whether LEFT's shower and jets are runnung AND the RIGHT's shower and hand held are running OR just when any component of the RIGHT is running.
Notes: 1. These thermo vlv's have some kind of complex sensor inside that regulates temp. It's possible that the RIGHT thermo vlv is set so it cannot put out as high a temp as the LEFT's. 2. When the jets are turned on, they spit air and water for a bit. This occurs whether they are being turned on for the first time or after being turned off for a few seconds and then turned on again.
Finally, it appeared we were running out of hot water and needed a new water heater. Now it seems something in the way this plumbed is the problem.
If you need more info, don't hesitate to ask.
Thanx in advance for the help!