You'd think telling a woman that what she really needs is a man when she's at Lowes or Home Depot asking how to fix things, that I'd get in trouble for being a misogynist sexist. As kelagu implies, and experience demonstrates, I've gotten more invites and dates to a woman's home than I ever have at a bar or online dating. Unfortunately, in this case Moen, actually won't help me or you hook up. I replaced one of my girlfriend's Moen 1225B cartridge in an attempt to get hot water to her shower head --she was complaining that the cold only water was causing, ahem...shrinkage. I used the [URL="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=202998692&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=202998692&ci_kw=%7bkeyword%7d&kwd=%7bkeyword%7d&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googleads-_-pla-_-202998692&ci_gpa=pla"]Moen # 104421 Puller[/URL] to extract the cartridge, which turned out to have nothing wrong with it. Hot water makes it to the control valve, because it flows well through the backflow check valve, where the left-most screw is unscrewed. I used a towel stuffed in the tile hole & plastic to divert water away from inside of wall. Hot water never makes it through the interior passageway to the cartridge hole (the 2nd from the left). Cold water runs out of the cartridge hole, but no hot water, when the cartridge is removed and both hot water and cold water are turned back on at the main.[IMG]http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7131/moenvalve008ln9.jpg[/IMG]I even tried sticking a coat hanger bent at the end into the hot water passageway expecting to free up lime and calcium deposits --still nothing. Be careful not to score the where the cartridge rides with the coat hanger. We even tried putting a dime in the shower head, turning off pressure to the hot water heater (in the process having to solder in a new shut off valve when the 49-year old shaft snapped), and opening hot water faucets in the hope that back pressure would free up deposits or sediment stuck in the Moen valve. No joy. I'd offer to trade control valve assemblies with yours, but hot water scalding seems worse than cold water shrinkage. When you unsolder (MAPP gas in a yellow bottle creates a hotter flame than propane in a blue bottle) be careful you don't burn down the house. Use flame proof blankets to line the walls and 2x4 studs with. In addition to solder and a torch, you'll need flux, an interior [COLOR=#020202][FONT=Trebuchet MS]½" [/FONT][/COLOR]wire brush, an exterior [COLOR=#020202][FONT=Trebuchet MS]½" [/FONT][/COLOR]wire brush, and perhaps some 120-grit sandpaper to replace your troublesome Moen faucet with a Delta faucet. I'd offer to come over and help, but more than 6-girlfriends at a time has proven troublesome in the past.

Our recently (around 6 months ago) renovated basement bathroom has a tiled shower stall with a glass door. Water damage has been slowly appearing on the baseboards and lower portion of the wall adjacent to the glass door. Upon first noticing the signs of damage, I had a seal strip placed on the door. That still did not work, however, as the damage has kept growing. Are there any products out there that might solve this problem (i.e., seals/coatings on the baseboards or walls to protect against water damage)? If not, would tiling that outside area be a viable option or could the problem be coming from a leak inside the shower itself? Any help is much appreciated!