Imagine having a long and tiring day that can only be fixed by the promise of a hot shower. But when you step in, you are greeted by freezing or scalding water. You may be wondering, why is the ...

You're enjoying a long, hot shower at home when someone suddenly flushes the toilet in another bathroom, and your water goes from a perfectly soothing temperature to a boiling jet. The culprit here is ...

Q: I have a problem with the hot water in one of my showers. It seems to start out fine, but then it cools off. I turned up the water heater to maximum and it seems to help, but the problem persists.

A good shower is a beautiful, rejuvenating experience. Contrarily, a shower that’s either too hot or too cold becomes a harrowing trial of endurance. [Ben Holmen] has been musing on the way we control ...