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low water pressure on hot water pipe
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From: Mark Modrall <mmodr...@verizon.cod>
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair
Subject: Re: low water pressure on hot water pipe
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Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:34:01 GMT
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In article <2a3h129r61ujsgud303gpkms10s6ai4...@4ax.com>,
Goedjn <pr...@mail.uri.edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:30:51 GMT, Mark Modrall <mmodr...@verizon.cod>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi...
> >
> > Our house has a well with pretty hard water in it; we find stuff
> >precipitating over time in the toilets, etc. We've got one pipe that's
> >a particular problem - the hot water pipe to the shower in the
> >downstairs bathroom. We don't use that shower often, but both the water
> >pressure and the temperature of the water coming out seem to be falling
> >off steeply over the last 5 or 6 months.
> >
> > The pressure and temperature of the hot water in the sink in the same
> >bathroom isn't anywhere near as bad.
> >
> > Is there an easy way to tell if this is caused by mineral deposits,
> >and if so where in the pipe? It's getting to the point where we
> >couldn't expect any guests to use that bathroom anymore.
>
> My favorite suspect is the anti-scald valve getting munged up
> with crud.
>
> Shut off the water to that branch, dip the shower-head
> in a gallon of cheap vinigar, and then open the waste-cock
> on that hot-water shutoff, to suck the vinegar backwards
> through the valve. Let it sit overnight, and then blow it
> clear and see if that helps.
Thanks to both guys for responding. One thing that might also help the
diagnosis is that this is a tub/shower combo, and the hot water flow is
very diminished whether the water is coming out the tub nozzle or the
shower head.
The other bit of info I should have mentioned is that if you're running
just the cold water through, the pressure's okay.
Thanks
-Mark
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