Atwood hot water heater -- Too darn hot
Howdy, How every one is holding up with the current situation. My how water is too hot. Thinking about getting the adjustable disc thermostat from Atwood. I've seen them for 35 to 50 dollars. Saw...
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Mike134 wrote:Maybe you mis-read my post. What you describe is exactly what I had - a shower head with an on/off button. Despite this, when turned back on it was all hot for a few seconds. So it wasn't that I had to readjust the valves - they were already adjusted. I am just thankful it wasn't my son that got burned.
My shower head with the push button does the same thing. Not sure how the water remains circulating but it's just a straight hot water blast till the tempered water mixes in a few seconds later. Must be a design flaw since we both have had that happen
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That’s exactly what mine was doing. Didn’t matter if it was the type of on/off valve that let the water dribble or the type that turned it off completely.
I’ll recommend it one more time: thermostatic mixing valve. Fixed it, done. It reacts to changes in water temp and flow instantly. One of the best mods I’ve done on my TC, despite the fact that mine was more difficult due to space limitations.
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