Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL
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Re: Whole house water help Yes there is a restriction, the low flow aerators really suck. In this house and my previous residence the master bath was located on the opposite side of the house as the water heater. It took forever to get hot water. I replaced the aerators in my previous residence with full flow aerators and that mitigated the problem. I do not have the same luxury in this house. I cannot find a full flow aerator for the bathroom sinks in this house. It can take up to one minute to fill a gallon jug in the kitchen. You might check and find out what the rating is on the flow restriction on your aerators. They can vary from 0.2 GPM to 1.5 GPM. Check with the manufacture of your faucets to find out what aerator options that you have. |
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 DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC
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| said by Mr Matt:Yes there is a restriction, the low flow aerators really suck. In this house and my previous residence the master bath was located on the opposite side of the house as the water heater. It took forever to get hot water. I replaced the aerators in my previous residence with full flow aerators and that mitigated the problem. I do not have the same luxury in this house. I cannot find a full flow aerator for the bathroom sinks in this house. It can take up to one minute to fill a gallon jug in the kitchen. You might check and find out what the rating is on the flow restriction on your aerators. They can vary from 0.2 GPM to 1.5 GPM. Check with the manufacture of your faucets to find out what aerator options that you have.
They are .5 gpm in the bathroom sinks & 1.5 gpm showerheads. The kitchen sink is a normal Moen that says 3.0 gpm on it.
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BobAccount deleted
join:2012-07-22
New Jersey Reviews:
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| said by Draiman:They are .5 gpm in the bathroom sinks & 1.5 gpm showerheads. No wonder you have a flow problem. I replaced my aerators with 2.2 GPM ones.
I'm not sure if you said, but you have copper pipes?
Best bet is to put 3/4" pipes from the water meter to at least the point where the pipe splits to feed the water heater. That's my arrangement. |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
join:2012-06-01
Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
1 edit | said by Bob:said by Draiman:They are .5 gpm in the bathroom sinks & 1.5 gpm showerheads. No wonder you have a flow problem. I replaced my aerators with 2.2 GPM ones. I'm not sure if you said, but you have copper pipes? Best bet is to put 3/4" pipes from the water meter to at least the point where the pipe splits to feed the water heater. That's my arrangement. They couldn't handle 1.5 gpms so to increase the pressure you have to restrict the volume. It's basic stuff. The volume is still an issue that's only a band aid fix. I'd like to reinstall the 1.5 gpm aerators but the volume needs to improve first......hence the post.
Yes it's copper as stated in the first post. 
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 KenPremium,MVM
join:2003-06-16
Markle, IN | You said the main lines are copper, are the stub outs copper as well? I've seen many cases where the entire home is done in copper but the 6" stub outs coming out of the wall are galvanized steel. Over time they fill up with deposits and almost completely close off. I've seen this on the galvanized piece connecting the copper hot line to the water heater as well. |
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DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
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Kill Devil Hills, NC Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| said by Ken:You said the main lines are copper, are the stub outs copper as well? I've seen many cases where the entire home is done in copper but the 6" stub outs coming out of the wall are galvanized steel. Over time they fill up with deposits and almost completely close off. I've seen this on the galvanized piece connecting the copper hot line to the water heater as well.
No clue. I just looked at the main house and main from city in the basement. The others I just turned the handles to make sure they were open all the way but never looked at the lines. I'll find that out tonight. Good idea!
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| Look for any place where the copper may be connected to old galvanized pipe without an insulator to prevent a dielectric reaction between the 2 metals. That will speed up corrosion of the pipes where they meet.
Also as previously mentioned, if the risers to the fixtures are still the old galvanized pipe, it's probably the source of the restriction. Many times the old galvanized risers aren't replaced because it's difficult to get the old pipe out and run new copper inside a wall.
I could not see light through a 2 foot long section of galvanized pipe that I pulled out of my house. |
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