Hi all,
I recently finished a rough in for a new shower/tub system that includes hot/cold inlet, with outlets for tub spout, shower head, and shower wand.
After install I turned on the water and found a leak in the hot water supply (missed a crimp ring... oops) . I'm the process of resolving that mistake found that the water was both pressurized and warm at that pt.
However, once fixed, the water pressure at the shower head, faucet and wand connections were all very low and proceeded to get lower over the course of testing. I tried plugs in the drop ears, shower head and faucet on/off, all valve settings. Water pressure in the end barely enough to even reach the shower head (though it was at first with some medium to low pressure).
This is a conversion of a basement half bathroom to a full. The supply lines were teed into from above as there is another full bathroom directly above. My first thought was too many fittings on the line, but the upstairs bathroom still has high pressure. this, combined with my experience with the leak leads me to think I'm missing something with the valve itself, or something in it isn't working properly.
valve is threaded 1/2", I used 1/2" pex to the shower head and shower wand, and supply piping. Threaded brass to the spout.
It's a Casainc systemwide valve of the attached type.
Thanks for any help and advice!
I recently finished a rough in for a new shower/tub system that includes hot/cold inlet, with outlets for tub spout, shower head, and shower wand.
After install I turned on the water and found a leak in the hot water supply (missed a crimp ring... oops) . I'm the process of resolving that mistake found that the water was both pressurized and warm at that pt.
However, once fixed, the water pressure at the shower head, faucet and wand connections were all very low and proceeded to get lower over the course of testing. I tried plugs in the drop ears, shower head and faucet on/off, all valve settings. Water pressure in the end barely enough to even reach the shower head (though it was at first with some medium to low pressure).
This is a conversion of a basement half bathroom to a full. The supply lines were teed into from above as there is another full bathroom directly above. My first thought was too many fittings on the line, but the upstairs bathroom still has high pressure. this, combined with my experience with the leak leads me to think I'm missing something with the valve itself, or something in it isn't working properly.
valve is threaded 1/2", I used 1/2" pex to the shower head and shower wand, and supply piping. Threaded brass to the spout.
It's a Casainc systemwide valve of the attached type.
Thanks for any help and advice!
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