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Handle to single handle faucet won't turn to the left,l get hot & cold water by turning handle to the right, this happened after I tightened the locking nut under the sink,
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Sounds like the faucet was installed incorrectly. If it is a single post type. Has a large nut in center underneath sink. If the handle and spout aren't lined up to the front it can have this result. Hope it helps.
Gunny!
Hot on left. Cold on right. Some single handle faucets have bleed-over where both hot and cold enter mixing valve each time handle is turned on, even when faucet calls for just cold or just hot. Otherwise maybe a do-it-yourself plumber got pipes backwards... or maybe the tub used to be on other side of wall, and tub was moved during remodeling but pipes were not changed.
To fix problem: First of all, turn off shower faucet. Turn on Hot at sink and put ear against shower faucet listening for sound of water flowing through the mixing valve. If mixing valve is working fine, you need to open wall and investigate more. For example if you have access door, reach in and feel which pipe is hot. Pipes might need to be reversed if problem comes up in home inspection, otherwise the problem will not harm anything.
If I understand correctly, you have single handled shower faucet. Normally there is a wait for hot water to arrive at faucet. But now hot water is already at shower faucet.
Single handled faucets have a mixing area inside valve where hot and cold come together before going into sink. This mixing valve can have crossover where the hot and cold can pass through to each other even when faucet handle is off. When single handle faucets get old, this can happen. How it happens: For example another faucet is turned on inside house, and pressure differential between hot and cold causes hot water at shower handle to pass through mixing area and into cold water line. So if another faucet has been run, then that lets hot flow to faulty single handled shower faucet. To confirm this is the problem: turn on other faucet and put ear against shower faucet to listen for moving water. This condition may also signal there is a water leak. The problem is not harmful, but will draw cold water into water heater each time, and is energy wasteful. Replace faucet or have plumber repair problem.
u need to adjust the scald protector all single handle units are shipped in cold position for safety reasons if have paper work for handle it explains how to adjust if not unscrew handle and remove on handle / valve stem will see a red and a blue plastic clips pull back clips and turn slightly and push back do this till desired hot and cold setting are to your liking replace handle and your done
You turned the faucet body when you tightened faucet you need to loosen and reposition body so handle goes left and right equally and retighten while making sure faucet body does not move
tun off the water.
unscrew teh allen screw under neath the handle. pull out hteh handle. undo the wall plate and gain access to the cartridge in the handle body. turn the artridge around 180 degree and reisntall all parts.
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