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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.
1 Then there is the two handle for your bath, kitchen and shower that is washer less. 2  Next you have the three handle faucets for bath and shower, they have seats and washers. 3  The three handle come with a hot and cold lever as well as a control to turn on the shower.. Carefully remove the screw, it will be a Phillips or flat head screw driver. 4. Now you should be able to remove the handle (it may require a little wiggle back and forth if its a older faucet that has not been worked on. A slight tap with a rubber mallet should do the trick). 5.