Installed this head and the flow is great. However the best flow is Luke warm temp. To get hot water the flow is much less. Why would this happen
997022
I would imagine that both Cold only and Hot only might be lower in pressure than a middle range due to the water coming from one supply versus both supplies at once. Same thing happens in my washing machine.
997023
I'm sorry, I would not know. I do not experience that with my shower head, but I do not run my water super hot. As far as I can see, I always have consistent pressure. Sorry, this is of little help to you...
997024
works fine for me on 'flood' setting, what your describing is often a problem with the shower valve.
997025
Probably like many homes with older pipes, there is more dissolved metals (hard water) in hot water, and therefore you likely have less overall flow in your hot water pipes. I have the same condition. The solution is to replace your pipes. Nothing to do with the shower head.
81921
To the degree that you are pumping out warm water, it may be warm. But if it's actually too hot to touch, something is wrong. It's working too hard.
1105984
From my experience this is not a fixed value. If you set the flow switch at 0.5 GPM and the temperature at max, when you are flowing at a rate just above the 0.5 GPM you can a 90 Deg. F rise per the book. If you increase the flow rate above 0.5 Deg. F the temperature rise will decrease below 90 Deg. F. I have discovered that if I am using only the hot water and decrease the flow rate the temperature goes up. Note: 1 BUT will raise 1 pound of water 1 Deg. F; 1 gal = 8.34 pounds of water. Good luck with your unit, so times getting the proper balance between hot and cold water is a challenge.
1621774
You will have endless warm water. I say warm because it doesn't actually get hot. I have this unit under my kitchen sink because it takes so long before the hot water gets there. I turn the hot water on and it is almost instantly warm and gets warmer and hot as my hot water gets there, which is what I wanted. However, I will tell you that the flow is not very strong. I don't know that I would want to try to wash my dogs with the stream I get from this in my kitchen. Hope this helps
1091086
I purchased four of this model recently and love them. Three of them have equal flow from hot to cold. One has a lower flow rate in the hot position than in the cold position. I have no idea why this is the case as it is adjacent to another (double sink counter) faucet that has the same flow rate in either position. I wish the flow rate in hot position was higher but can live with it is acceptable for my needs.
1351269
We purchased one a while ago because my wife wanted to be able to control the volume of the flow without affecting the water temperature. It works great for that. In the fully open position it doesn't seem to restrict the flow. Hope this helps. Good quality valve.
1205550
I'd say it's more low/high heat. The whirring of the fan and engine motor didn't seem to register any differently. Though, I'd invest a bit more cash in a different brand/model.
1128832
Mine is fine. Pretty good pressure even with the larger size head. I like it.
1352280
I'm guessing that you are starting with really cold water. The heater can only raise the temperature up just so much - 40-50 degrees, I don't remember.The trick is to discharge the heated water into your source bucket which heats it up and pretty quick you'll have water coming out of the discharge end way hotter than you'd want to shower in.Hope this helps.
1573118
If your getting Luke warm water in the cold to other fixtures by the valve the valve has gone bad. The pump should feel cool not hot to the touch and a slight vibration as it is a very low horsepower pump. As a plumbing contractor I find the comfort valve being the problem most often. However if the pump is quite hot the motor has frozen and will get rather hot.
1631321
Yes. this is normal. Because you are pushing the water from the hot water side to the cold water side. The valve will stop the flow of water from the hot to cold water side at a certain threshold temperature. And this temperature is somewhere on the warm side. Therefore the cold water side will be warmer than expected and you will have to run the cold water side until you get the water to the cooler temperature that you want. This is one of the drawbacks of this type of system. It cannot be helped. It's basically a compromise based on the need to get hot water faster. The only way you will truly get the instant hot water and cold water is to set up your plumbing system whereby the entire hot water supply line daisy chains all your fixtures such that the last fixture has a hot water return line running all the way back to the water heater. But this will cost you money to have a plumber do that. This hot water recirculating system is a compromise to save costs.
706207
I would say mine gets warm, but not hot. There's a fuse in there that should blow if it's pulling too much current.
1091087
Mine is quite new. I don't have a flow issue at all. I do know that the style of an old farm pump dictates a lower than normal flow. As it is not aerated, the pure water flow if faster would be quite messy. I have read on other review sites that had a similar complaint and the solution was to remove or punch a hole through the screen at the flex hose inlet on the hot side will help the hot side. It was felt that the screen holes were restricting under expansion from the heat. Please note that by opening the screen, you are allowing any potential solids that could be lurking in your pipes to enter the valve and cause leaks and/or damage. To sum it up. I happen to like the lower flow as it does look like a cool old pump. Good luck, Al
2239606
I just filled a bowl with water and set my mike for 3 min.The bowl is to hot to touch were the water is but is grab-able were the water isn't. The water is very hot. I guess its what you would normally expect.
1095214
When U demand Hot Water, does the red light come on over the temp selected? If not, no water is flowing!
1987647
Hot water is only produced when there is demand for it and there is a short delay while the water is heated. So, you can get a momentary cool water output, but I would not call it a problem. In fact, I hardly notice if it happens.
1203183
Both heads are high pressure when on individually and there is a slight drop when both are on at the same time, but that drop is hardly negligible. I did, however, remove the 'governor' when I installed it. How to do that is included in the instructions that come with the shower head. I've had this installed for several months now, and with daily use, it still works as well as when first installed. Enjoy!