Hey, plumbing experts–
I just installed a couple of new bath/shower “pressure compensating” valves. They work great to prevent scalding by keeping the mix from being too hot (though, for me, this was a problem that didn’t need to be solved), but why don’t they keep it from getting too cold, i.e. closing down the cold as the hot water supply begins to diminish? I guess eventually the shower would stop as the hot water ran out.
Thanks
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The temp balanced faucets do not regulate based on the actual water tempature, but rather on a difference of pressure, so when you flush the stool and the cold pressure drops, it drops the pressure of the hot.
as for the water not being hot enough, most faucets with a scald gaurd will will have the ability to change that setting to raise the pressure if you would like.
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I realize I can set the temp. I set it for full hot, and I have my WH set pretty high, too. One thing I like to do in the shower is flip the handle to full cold for a second, then back to where it was--- do this repeatedly, and it's like a "temperature massage"- quite invigorating!