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Re: Hot water trickles in swhower--works fine on other...
Clogged galvanized pipes. Replace with Pex or Copper lines. Or bad Moen cartridge- see department store for replacement or call Moen direct. You can get the # from gethuman.com
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With posi-temp cartridges, if one supply of water, hot or cold, is interrupted, the cartridge automatically restricts the flow of the other water source. This is to prevent you from getting scalded if the pressure on the cold side drops because of a toilet being flushed or any other uses of cold water. The cartridge will only allow cold water to flow through if there is hot water to balance it out. If you restore hot water to the faucet, it will operate properly.
it is likely required. many new faucets have what's called a pressure balance valve that helps prevent scalding by lowering the pressure of hot when the cold pressure drops (due to a toilet flush or other water being run). Because you have pressure to only one side, that can cause the valve not to provide the necessary volume.
I would check take apart the cold flex connector and check the flow when running water into a bucket, if it is wimpy then there is a blockage in the angle stop or the flex connector. If it is good you will need to take the cartridge out, check for signs of debris and possibly replace it
your problem can be fixed by running a loop in the plumbing. If you hired a professional in the first place it would already be done. basically the water pressure isn't enough, i bet your faucet is on the second or third floor, or even just THAT far from the water heater.
sounds like you may have a little debri on hot side stem or kinked hose between valve and spout turn off water to house remove handle pull bonnet and remove stem turn water back on with stem removed see how water flow is be careful turning water on you could make a mess i am assuming the low pressure is in shower only
The debre from turning off the valves comes through the lines and clogs up,usually the aireator,the screen at the end of the faucet. Take aireator off ,,colena and reassemble. If that does not work,disconnect the
lines at the shurtoff agaoun and look for hte obstructions for the aireator back to the shurtoffs.
Usualy when this happens you need to change out the cartrage that controls the water. try to find your faucet at the link below. If you find it click on it scrol down and you can view the manual. It will terr you how to change it out.
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