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kudos:1 | Low water pressure Ok this is odd. The water pressure to our bathroom sink is very low. The toilet flushes and the tank fills up fine. The shower has great pressure. It's just the sink. And it just suddenly happened with no warning. At first we thought it was the washing machine using up the pressure, but that didn't affect the shower.
I was thinking maybe some pipes have frost built up in them but those same pipes bring water to the shower and toilet and those items like I mentioned, have no issues. So that theory is shot down.
Other than the faucet being faulty, I have no other thoughts on what could cause the low pressure at only the sink. Aside from (and I hope not) a burst pipe some where from the split between the shower toilet and sink. But then still, would that not affect the rest of them too? Also there are no leaks in the ceilings or the basement to make me think a leak has happened.
When I get home today, I plan to remove the lines from the sink, place them in a bucket, and then turn the water on and see how well it comes out from there. If it's good, then I'm to assume that the faucet is to blame. (yes??)
Any one here have any ideas on this?
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makazePremium
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USA | is it low on both hot and cold?
have you checked the aerator to make sure it isn't full of crud? |
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kudos:1 | reply to onebadmofo
+2 ^^^^ this
In case you don't know what an "aerator" is, its the tip of the faucet can has a very fine screen, just unscrew it, clean and put back on |
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 DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
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Here's a guide on it.
»www.dummies.com/how-to/content/h···tor.html |
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BobAccount deleted
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Clogged aerator. I always had trouble remembering which way to unscrew it. You turn it so the front of the aerator goes toward your left. Use one of those rubber jar opening sheets so you don't scratch it. |
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| said by Bob:Clogged aerator.
Another vote for clogged aerator.
Take it off and turn on water. The other less likely possibility is the faucet itself or one or both shutoff valves is clogged since water elsewhere is fine. We have a well and until I installed a whole house sediment filter had ongoing problems with sand clogging aerators.
As far as on/off direction looking at the aerator:
Lefty loosey rightly tightly.
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| said by tschmidt:As far as on/off direction looking at the aerator:
Lefty loosey rightly tightly. Unless you're looking down from the top.  Which is why I always got confused. |
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Aerator....I can only hope it's as simple as that. I doubt it is...but damn...I HOPE it is that cause that's a quick fix.
And yes to answer the other question, it is both hot and cold that is low pressure.
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said by onebadmofo:And yes to answer the other question, it is both hot and cold that is low pressure.
That strengthens the likelihood that that aerator is clogged with debris. Hope it works out that way for you.
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said by Bob:Clogged aerator. I always had trouble remembering which way to unscrew it. You turn it so the front of the aerator goes toward your left. Use one of those rubber jar opening sheets so you don't scratch it.
Standing in front of sink with a pair of pliers, grab the aerator with handles to your right
Twist to your left
After you have it out, stuff something absorbent like the cotton ball from a medicine bottle that is saturated with vinegar, up inside where threads are
Go to hardware store for another aerator along with old one to make sure you get correct one
Use an old toothbrush or whatever to dislodge the crap the vinegar loosened, run the water a few seconds then replace new aerator... |
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If you have a problem getting it off fill a plastic bag with vinegar and hold it over the faucet with rubber bands for an hour or more. |
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| said by rfhar:If you have a problem getting it off fill a plastic bag with vinegar and hold it over the faucet with rubber bands for an hour or more.
No, Toilet Bowl cleaner or CLR works a lot better. The acid in them just eats all the calcium up.
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onebadmofoRepost These Nuts In Your Mouth.Premium
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Aerator. it was the damned aerator. I'm glad though. Because the way my luck is, I was thinking it would be something way more complicated and expensive.
It was clogged with bits of white shit. I guess the result of hard water. ..I dunno.
My kitchen faucet has apparently been claimed by this as well. But I can't take that apart. It's one of those pullout spray faucets. Sure you can unscrew the center piece of the aerator, but the spray nozzles are the thing that's clogged on that. It's time to replace it anyway, but does anyone know of a pullout kitchen faucet that can be taken apart for cleaning such crap out of it?
I'd hate to keep throwing these things away every 3 years.
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| said by onebadmofo:It was clogged with bits of white shit. What year was your water heater manufactured? (There should be a sticker with a date on it.) |
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Could they be a sign of your hot water heater dip tube disintegrating?
If your luck is like mine no plumbing problem is ever simple fix.  |
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| Water heater dip tube is what I thought when I saw the description of the debris. Probably is disintegrating. One thing you could test. If you saved (or can get more of) the debris particles, try putting some white vinegar on them and see if they dissolve. If they do dissolve quickly, then possibly it was just hard water deposits and not plastic particles.
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said by Bob:said by onebadmofo:It was clogged with bits of white shit. What year was your water heater manufactured? (There should be a sticker with a date on it.) I'll check that when I get home.
Why do you ask?
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What is that? And what would it take to replace it?
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