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Marthe48

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20. We had a similar problem

Tue May 28, 2019, 05:28 PM

May 2019

We hired a contractor to build a bathroom in the basement. He replaced some of the other pipes while we had him here. One evening, I went to take a shower in the old bathroom and had no cold water. I forget who solved the problem, but when the contractor was replacing pipes, he loosened an old piece of cloth. After it clogged the pipe for a little while, it came out by itself and we told him about it. He said plumbers used to stop the water with rags while they made connections and it must have been left in the pipes somewhere. It was an easy fix. Hope yours is.

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I Don't Have Any Hot Water Coming Into My Sink In My Bathroom..... [View all] global1 Apr 2019 OP

Try removing and cleaning the hot water faucet valve at the faucet handle. LuvLoogie Apr 2019 #1

Had a similar problem, but with our kitchen sink DonaldsRump Apr 2019 #2

Turn your hot water off under the sink first. LiberalArkie Apr 2019 #3

I believe the advice given is fairly good Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #4

A couple things to check FBaggins Apr 2019 #5

Personally I would call a plumber. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #6

This is basic homeowner 101 stuff. Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #8

What is a GFCI reset? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #9

The ground fault receptacle in your bath or kitchen Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #10

Please forgive my profound ignorance, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #11

It looks like this Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #12

Thank you for both the explanation and the pictures! PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #13

There is a good chance one bathroom outlet protects the other bathroom outlet. Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #14

Thank you again! PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #15

You are welcome! Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #16

I don't suppose you live in my city and can come over to show me these things? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #17

I'm in Chicago. Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #18

Sigh. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #19

Professional contractor, I've been doing plumbing for decades, one easy troubleshooting trick is... CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #7

We had a similar problem Marthe48 May 2019 #20