MrTerrible
New Member
I'm trying to help my mother diagnose her issue. About 6 months ago, my mother started to find that when she turns on the cold water tap in the kitchen, the water starts off luke warm, gets warner, then gets cold. Other taps in the house don't have this problem.
Unfortunately, she doesn't have individual shut-off valves for the kitchen sink so I have to turn off the main water valve if I have to tinker with the faucet. She had the water tank replaced (it was around 15 years old) but that didn't help anything. She also had a new faucet installed in the kitchen by a plumber. The problem still persists. I touched the hot and cold water pipes (they are copper) that connect to the faucet. The cold water pipe is cold, and the hot water pipe is warm (it will be hot if I run the hot water).
I was reading that there may be cross-over and that common places to look are show/tubs. Her shower is not directly above the sink, but is on the floor above and maybe 20ft away. I changed the cartridge to the shower, but that didn't do anything either. She has a bath tub (which is not used), and we have one more shower that is located at the other end of the house on the 2nd floor.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what else to try, or does she just live with it? What is odd is that it only started happening about 6 months ago, so I don't think this is specifically a piping issue as the pipes haven't changed in 25 years.
Grant
Unfortunately, she doesn't have individual shut-off valves for the kitchen sink so I have to turn off the main water valve if I have to tinker with the faucet. She had the water tank replaced (it was around 15 years old) but that didn't help anything. She also had a new faucet installed in the kitchen by a plumber. The problem still persists. I touched the hot and cold water pipes (they are copper) that connect to the faucet. The cold water pipe is cold, and the hot water pipe is warm (it will be hot if I run the hot water).
I was reading that there may be cross-over and that common places to look are show/tubs. Her shower is not directly above the sink, but is on the floor above and maybe 20ft away. I changed the cartridge to the shower, but that didn't do anything either. She has a bath tub (which is not used), and we have one more shower that is located at the other end of the house on the 2nd floor.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what else to try, or does she just live with it? What is odd is that it only started happening about 6 months ago, so I don't think this is specifically a piping issue as the pipes haven't changed in 25 years.
Grant