Cold Water in Bathtub

[John456]

I recently moved into a new house and have noticed a problem with the water in the bathtub. My wife and I take a shower everyday and have plenty of hot water; however, when we give our daughter a bath we can never get hot water. In fact, most of the time it's luke warm to cold. The fixture has one handle with a lever to switch from bathtub to shower. My guess is that these's some part inside the fixture that needs adjusting/replacing. I'm pretty handy but I don't want to take anything apart without some direction.

I should mention that the hot water is heated through my oil fired boiler and that we don't have any hot water problems elsewhere in the house.

Thanks for your help.

[Gary Swart]

The problem is in the mixer valve. Either repair it or replace it. Likely cheaper to repair, easier/quicker to replace.

[John456]

Thanks for your help. It sounds like I need to make friends with the plumber next door.