HOT WATER IN SHOWER OR NOT

What's happening when the shower head valve is shut off is the cold water is pushing the hot water back in the line so when the valve opens you get a cold blast first. I installed check valves on our shower hot and cold lines at the faucet inlets to prevent the back feeding when the shower head valve is shut off. Problem solved...

When you shut off the hand held, let it just dribble a little and the temp will stay as you set it.

If your's is the original shower head that came with your camper, then "yes", that is just the way it is. You can always replace the shower head, even those on the end of a hose with any household conventional shower head or shower hose with head. The pipe threading is 1/2 inch, same as any household shower head or hand held shower wand.

You could even attach one of these and then you'd never have to worry about cold first, then warm....

Yup! Thats how they all work. Unless your boondocking with no facilities, then leave it on.

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