chrisjax
New Member
So I'm really stumped on this one. (But have no plumbing background either) I have a 10 year old house with PEX piping and I recently replaced a shower handle. There were no shut off valves to this shower ever installed, so I added one to both the hot & cold lines, then installed the new handle and valve. Everything is running perfectly in the shower except I have no cold water going to the dual sinks in the same bathroom. Cold water if flowing fine everywhere else in the house.
Here's another twist.....if I flush the toilet in that bathroom and wait a second, then cold water comes flying out of the sinks! Then immediately stops once the toilet tank has finished filling back up. I removed the shut off valves I installed to the shower to see if they were the culprit, but still same problem. I checked the piping and didn't see any leaks or where it might of been bent anywhere. So my only guess is there's a pressure issue, not sure where or how though.
Any thoughts are appreciated!
Here's another twist.....if I flush the toilet in that bathroom and wait a second, then cold water comes flying out of the sinks! Then immediately stops once the toilet tank has finished filling back up. I removed the shut off valves I installed to the shower to see if they were the culprit, but still same problem. I checked the piping and didn't see any leaks or where it might of been bent anywhere. So my only guess is there's a pressure issue, not sure where or how though.
Any thoughts are appreciated!