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ongo61
Nov 12, 2009, 06:04 PM
Hi -
We have low hot water pressure from both our shower head and tub faucet It's a Delta single arm ball handle if that helps. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
xcountry292
Nov 14, 2009, 04:38 PM
1: turn off the water to your home.
2: remove handle.
3: remove large domed nut under handle.
4: remove delta ball,rubber seat's & springs.
5: if you find dirt and debris in this area you found your problem. If not,
6: close the shower door and turn the water on for 10 sec and see if that cleans
Your valve out.
7: install a new set of seats & springs and a new ball.
8: reinstall nut and handle.
Good luck
ongo61
Nov 16, 2009, 06:09 PM
Thanks so much - we replaced the seats and springs and no luck. Ordered a new ball so will try again once that comes. The old one is clean and looks in good shape - didn't see how this ball could wear out. Appreciate your reply and will let you know
xcountry292
Nov 17, 2009, 05:16 PM
Did you try step #6 ?
speedball1
Nov 17, 2009, 05:23 PM
And if you did try #6 was there a strong stream? Let us know, Tom
ongo61
Nov 17, 2009, 07:10 PM
Hi - we didn't try number six - when we took out the ball and springs we noticed that there were what looked like shut off valve on either side. We took the valve apart and cleaned some of the debris that had collected. The flow is much better now - Thanks for your help
ongo61
Nov 17, 2009, 07:13 PM
Sorry where are the scales to rate your answer?
ballengerb1
Nov 17, 2009, 07:19 PM
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