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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.
One shower has cold water only, no hot. The single knob turns on the water, with decent pressure. As you rotate the knob to get more hot water (mixing in hot with the cold), it does not warm up. When you dial it all the way to hot, there is no...show more Home is 10 years old, was vacant for a year before I bought it.ne shower has cold water only, no hot. The single knob turns on the water, with decent pressure. As you rotate the knob to get more hot water (mixing in hot with the cold), it does not warm up. When you dial it all the way to hot, there is no...