Shower Handle Doesn't Turn + No Hot Water

[wcc201]

Hey guys. Long time fan of this forum and excited I finally get a chance to post something on it for once. I recently bought a new shower head system w/ knob and all for my bathroom since it needed a new one pretty badly. (The old one was turning greenish yellow? Not very appetizing.) At any rate, I had it installed but two things I noticed were:

(1) The shower knob is a single handle that turns counter-clockwise. When I goto turn the knob, it turns very short and doesn't feel like its turning all the way. It turns for an inch or two and stops. It just seems like too short of a range for a shower knob?

(2) The water is very lukewarm. I think the new shower system may have a limiter built in. Can this limiter be removed? If you turn the handle to the hottest water temperature setting the shower water just comes out luke warm or just slightly warm.

I googled some articles for it and all I could find was this: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-repair-a-shower-faucet-water-doesnt-get-hot

If I left out any info that would help please let me know and I'll do my best to answer. Really appreciate any advice from ppl who might've experienced this kind of shower/bathroom problem. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Smooky]

What brand and model do you have?

 

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[WorthFlorida]

Sounds like its a Moen Positemp. The single handle units have a plastic insert on the stem that can be set to stop the handle from going to full hot. It's to protect anyone, especially the elderly that might get confused and turn it to a hotter setting. Click on this link for a picture. It's named temperature limit stop. If its another brand there would be a similar.
https://www.moen.com/shared/docs/exploded-parts-views/t2151pt.pdf

 

[Terry]

Delta and Moen have a limit stop behind the handle. Pull the handle, and adust that stop. I know that Delta comes with theirs adjusted way too cold for most people.

 

[wcc201]

Thanks everyone for your help. With your guys help and google search I was able to find a video regarding adjusting the limiters on the delta brand shower I have. Thanks again for all your guys comments. Very much appreciated yall.