| I appreciate your advice.
The issue here is that the temperature is not even hot. It is lukewarm. I have to go to a public gym to take a hot shower. This is not right. I own this house, and I have the right to take a hot shower in my own home.
I am trying to determine how to adjust this mixing valve. I have brought in 4 plumbers and none of them could/would help. If I cannot find somebody to help me, I will have to try to remove it myself.
I'm not that old, but I was around before they started installing these mixing valves in peoples' homes. You could take a hot shower and wash dishes in hot water back in those days. Now, there is a law being passed to prevent people from ever taking any kind of risk at all.
I don't require this mixing valve if it is going to only give me lukewarm water. The water is just as warm as in the swimming pool at the gym.
If you can scald yourself at 120F, as it says in your advice, then I'm obviously not getting 120F.
I tried turning it with all my strength, but it didn't move. So I removed the screw holding it in place. What was underneath is in the most recent photo, below. I don't know what to do to the part which is underneath - it doesn't want to turn either.
So if somebody can tell me how to adjust the temperature.  |