There is no pressure in the tub with the hot water?
Question:my cold water in the tub, the pressure is fine, but when I turn the hot water on it trickles out. I rent my home, and how can that be fixed with out calling the landlord?
Answers:
It's the landlords responsibility.
I don't like it when tenants try to do the repairs, sometimes they just make it worse.
Is there a reason you don't want to call the landlord?
You probably have old galvanized pipes, and the inside is all filled with rust which is preventing the hot water from flowing properly.
You will need to replace the hot water line going to the bathtub with new copper pipe to completely solve the problem.
The other solution which we used to do at my old house before we replaced the pipes was simply turning up the temperature on the hot water tank.
The hotter the water, the less hot water was required to be mixed with cold water to get enough water at the desired temperature.
I would not recommend doing this if you have kids, since I had the temp at 160 degrees, where the recommended temp was 130
The answer above is partially correct. But the whole line needn't be replaced, only the last few inches. The sediment builds up in the final piece of the line, which is often times galvanized steel. Usually, the majority of the plumbing lines are actually copper, except that last stub piece.
If you want to risk it, it's possible to screw off that stub piece and install a new one, without opening the walls. That's what a plumber would attempt first, and usually successfully.
I was worried about it with mine, so I called a plumber. I had him replace all the galvanized stubs with stainless steel stubs. It cost me less than $200 for the whole house, took him about an hour. But I watched, and he simply unscrewed the stub pieces and replaced them. No opening the walls, or pipes breaking IN the walls, which is what I was worried about.
I'd ask if your landlord would approve the repair, and a budget, and get a plumber to do it. It's NOT a whole house re-plumb, it's a quick fix.
I'd call the landlord. The pipes are not doubt galvanized & there is probably copper at the faucet. The copper reacts with the galvanized pipes and causes the opening to restrict. You could make a major mess if you don't know what you are doing. And the landlord might be able to charge you for the cost going behind you & making it all work. I'd just call the landlord & say I need to be able to use the hot water on the tub. You are paying rent & have a right to have a working hat water faucet.
make sure all the hot water valves are open
You probably have to remove the pipe that has the hot water and replace it. its probably clogged with dirt. I had the same problem and my fater had to spend at least 200 dollars just do the job. And while ur add it check the pipes for the cold water line to. While ur doing this make sure you turn off all water lines as well. We never had to go to a land owner. just spend a few bucks at the time...^.^ hope that help ya out!
Yep... Exactly what metro said...
Hopefully the landlord will have this done since he/she does "OWN" the place. You could offer to have it done and have the price taken off of the rent but I think that he/she would want to supervise so if anything goes wrong ~ they won't blame you and keep your security deposit.
Hope this helps...
I support the idea that you should contact the landlord and request it to be fixed. Under the law this is his responsibility.
The answers you have recieved could be totally off-base. I repaired one recently in which it only needed a new cartridge on the hot side and that was it. Really you just don't know what it is without someone taking a closer look.
it seems apparent that you could have an iron build-up in the boiler or around a valve depending how old your boiler is.Hot water will accumulate this iron rapidly and that is the beginning of rusting and clogging. this is really not a job for an amature, too many things can go wrong.
My suggestion to you is that you call the land lord since this is not your property. If anything happens to the home the land lord can sue you.
Depending on the agreement you have, mostly, you should'nt have to pay for the maintainance.
Most of these answers are bogus ( I agree with handyman)
First of all does your house have copper or galvanized pipe
what type of shower faucet do you have, single or double handle.
if it's double, are they cartridge or washer style
does the hot water work at other taps
anyways, without knowing any of this here's a site that might help and they have pictures
http://www.rd.com/channel/electrical-and...
hope it helps
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