New shower - water won't stay hot
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Comments (7)I would put in some more friendly bedding. I put in some organic home made compost with the news paper and card baord. THey really like old wet cardbaord. having some soil in there helps. Where they came from probably had compost, soil or at least worm castings all over, so the new moist news print might seem like a foriegn place to them. you could put soil or compost in just half of your worm bin and see if they like it. Egg shells crushed up very fine and boil some leaves and put them in there too. News paper or any thing natural is hard to break down with out any soil in it or with out much worm castings in there. Once the soil is mixed in with paper, cardbaord or leaves ist will start to break down and end up as food stuff for the creatures in the bin and the worms too. The creatures are bacteria and stuff we cannot see. Newly wet news print is not food instantly, it is only a place to hide for now. BUt in time it will break down and get slimey or decompose and become food. Good luck BIll C...See MoreGas water heater won't stay lit after running out of propane
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Comments (3)This is just a guess, but I am wondering if the edges of the handle are hitting the wall's trim kit plate when you push it in. (i.e maybe it needs more room to be turned off). If it is hitting, then maybe you just need a bit more room by tightening the trim kit screws a few more turns (they're visible next to the handle on the trim kit plate). Don't overtighten them, just what you need, since it will pull the diverter (behind the wall) further out. Alternatively, if it is a Moen, call their customer service for advice. Don't tell them you "just moved in" or anything, but say that you "have this, and it doesn't work".... Please let us know how it works out. Good luck....See MoreElectric hot water heater not staying as hot
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoWhen a shower is installed, the water has to be at a certain temperature to pass code. Once it passes, you can adjust it to your liking. On the back side of your shower handle there should be a little allen screw. You can adjust the temperature by removing the handle to adjust the valve. You can also check the temperature on your hot water tank. He may have turned that down during the install.
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I just wanted to adjust mine again to make sure I told you the right thing. So I took pictures and put them in paint. Once you take off the handle you will see a little screw. Unscrew that and you will get to the 2 plastic pieces. Those have grooves in them. Moving them closer together on the left will make your water hotter. Your handle will turn further to the left once it's adjusted. I only moved the pieces a few grooves and that makes a big difference. I attached a picture of mine to show you. Mine is a Moen. If you have a different kind you can look up the manual to see how to adjust the temperature. You could take off the handle and figure it out. Like I said earlier, the plumber told me how to adjust it once my inspector left. Hope this solves your problem.
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