Why does the temperature gauge on my shower have so little margin for error?

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All my life. Every shower I have ever been in has the most sensitive temperature gauge. One tiny movement turns the water from freezing to boiling. Doesn’t this kind of defeat the point of having a whole swinging arm when I can move it a millimeter and feel like I’m burning myself?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Your shower likely has an anti-scald valve that can be adjusted. When we moved into our new house I noticed the showers were different temperatures but neither were as hot as the kitchen sink. Ten minutes of googling, 5 minutes of tool scrounging and 20 minutes to find the hidden allen screws on the tap and bam, adjusted the temperature perfectly so I can just get in and open the valve completely without scalding myself. Yours is probably set too hot.

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