All single handle faucets take a long time to provide cold water?
I am rather puzzled by something I have observed in my house. All the single-handle faucets I have in my house (one Delta in the kitchen and one AquaBrass Flame for lavatory) have developed in time the same problem: whenever I turn them on, it takes a loooooong time before the cold water starts to come out, when the handle is in the cold water position, and if I touch the cold water pipe coming into the faucet, it feels hot). The problem does not occur on any of the double-handle faucets we have at other lavatories/bathtubs in the house. Also, none of the single-handle faucets had the problem initially, it only developed after more than one year from installation, and they were installed a few years apart, so it is not something that started happening at one given moment. I am wondering what is going on, can it be that some calcium deposits have something to do with this (I live in the larger Chicagoland area).
Any idea/suggestion would be deeply appreciated.
Cimerra :confused: