Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Hot water mystery

  • 17-04-2021 11:45am
    #1
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,519 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi.

    Have a Baxi boiler for central heating and hot water off the gas. Happy with it overall, though a few parts in the hot press have had to be replaced over the years.

    The hot water has been acting a bit funny this past while.

    Put it on for an hour, this results in:

    Kitchen sink - good and warm
    Bathroom sink - good and warm
    Shower - barely passable, often lukewarm

    This used not to be the case. The only way of getting the shower half way decent is to turn on the HW for a second stint.

    Any ideas?:confused:

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



Comments

  • #2
    briman1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 292 ✭✭briman1983


    your mixer valve in the shower may be faulty. ie the internal stat is mixing too much cold water with the hot water and therfore giving you a cold shower.

    have you tried other taps in the bathroom are they warmer then the shower.

    if so it would further point to a faulty mixer shower


  • #3
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,519 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    briman1983 wrote: »
    your mixer valve in the shower may be faulty. ie the internal stat is mixing too much cold water with the hot water and therfore giving you a cold shower.

    have you tried other taps in the bathroom are they warmer then the shower.


    if so it would further point to a faulty mixer shower

    Yep, the bathroom taps are cold and fully warm, respectively.

    Could this be down to a build up of lime? If the HW is on for an hour, and the shower mixer is pushed to the max of the red, it can still be a lukewarm shower. Putting it on for a second hour ensures the shower is piping hot, generally.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



Advertisement