Hi,
I’m trying to help my parents out with a problem they’re having.
The house they live in is about 50 years old. It has mostly copper piping. My Dad has had a stroke and can no longer bathe himself so my mom now has to. They had a hand held shower installed to make this easier but Dad complains that the water runs hot then cold then hot then cold, etc. No matter how many times Mom adjusts the water temperature it never stays the same. When my Mom asked my sister about it my sister said it’s been that way for a long time. (My folks are bathtub people so never noticed the problem.)
They live in a soft water area of Vancouver, B.C. so it probably isn’t lime or scale deposits but is it possible that simply over time the pipes have become clogged? If so, what can they do to correct the problem?
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
What type of water heater do they have
If it is a tankless water heater they might not be getting the flow through that low gallon per minute head on the hand held shower, you could try running the sink faucet on hot next to the tub at the same time that the hand held shower is being used. This would increase the gpm’s needed to keep the water heater running during bathing. I know no one likes to waste water but try this and let us know in detail what you did and if it works.
