Do you get scalded in the shower if someone flushes?
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Do you get scalded in the shower if someone flushes?
I remember this being a big problem when I was a kid... (I'm 33 now). But, it doesn't seem that it is much of an issue nowadays... now it seems more than the exception than that rule. Piping is all the same, right? What's changed? Larger capacity hot water heaters??
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I noticed this recently too. Maybe it's due to the prevalence of low-flow toilets now. I' don't think we have a special scald guard installed in our plumbing, but we do have low-flow toilets, and it's never been a problem.
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In my parent's house the shower water would get very cold if a toilet was flushed. I do not have a problem with water temperature changing in the shower in my home.
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Every morning. Live in an apartment building. Sometimes you can hear the flush, though, and move the shower head out of the way. If you don't, it's a pretty rude awakening.
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In my apartment I used to live in - if my neighbor flushed, I got a cold shower for a bit.
Here in the house I live in now - scalded when the toilet is flushed.
Here in the house I live in now - scalded when the toilet is flushed.
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I live in an older townhouse so I do get scalded when my husband flushes the toilet. I recently solved the problem by locking the door when I shower. It's not like he's handicapped or anything and can't use the downstairs bathroom.