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The water heater is the first place to start when there is no hot water in the shower. A shower should be counted on to be good and hot when you need it to be. But keep in mind that the hot water coming from a shower is coming from your hot water heater tank.etermine if the problem is whole-house related or just affecting the shower. Turn on every hot water faucet and check the temperature of the hot water. If they all start out hot but cool quickly, a burner in the water heater may be the cause. If they never get hot, a faulty dip tube may be the problem.
If so, loosen it with an allen wrench and remove the handle. Then pry the escutcheon from the wall and remove it. Check the posi-temp valve on the hot water inlet. If it is in the vertical, off, position, rotate it 1/4-turn to the horizontal position with a screwdriver.If the faucet has a scald-guard limiter, check it and adjust if necessary. Then replace the handle and try the faucet.Turn off the water to the shower if there is no posi-temp or scald-guard feature, or if adjusting these made no difference.Then remove the handle and the plastic scald-guard limiter. Use needle-nose pliers to remove the pin holding the cartridge in place by grasping it and lifting it straight out.f so, loosen it with an allen wrench and remove the handle. Then pry the escutcheon from the wall and remove it. Check the posi-temp valve on the hot water inlet. If it is in the vertical, off, position, rotate it 1/4-turn to the horizontal position with a screwdriver.