ScottinAZ
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- Jun 25, 2009
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so, our house is fairly old, built in 1955, and the plumbing system likely dates to that timeframe, all galvanized steel.... We had been dealing with a loss of flow from the kitchen sink since we moved in about 3 years ago now. I figured it was the pipes themselves, and would eventually need to rerun with PEX or similar to replace the old lines..... Yesterday the faucet slowed to a mere trickle, so it was time to do something. For troubleshooting, I disconnected at the angle stop, stuck a hose on the end, and opened the stop..... PLENTY OF PRESSURE AND FLOW..... Ok, thankfully its not the damn pipes.....
OK, now where is it losing flow at... Disconnect the handle and remove the ball valve.... nope, plenty of pressure and flow (all over the damn place).... Its one of the gooseneck type faucets with the hose you can pull out, so its gotta be between the outlet and the ball valve... Sure enough, there is a set of filters/restrictors in the junction of the hose and the faucet supply..... and they were full of sediment.... popped them out, and VIOLA, I have water flow!!!! wife is gonna be a bit surprised later when she goes to use the kitchen faucet, expects a trickle, and gets a torrent!!!!!
OK, now where is it losing flow at... Disconnect the handle and remove the ball valve.... nope, plenty of pressure and flow (all over the damn place).... Its one of the gooseneck type faucets with the hose you can pull out, so its gotta be between the outlet and the ball valve... Sure enough, there is a set of filters/restrictors in the junction of the hose and the faucet supply..... and they were full of sediment.... popped them out, and VIOLA, I have water flow!!!! wife is gonna be a bit surprised later when she goes to use the kitchen faucet, expects a trickle, and gets a torrent!!!!!
