Slow faucets, normal shower??


Last Word Larry , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 07:29:27 AM

Ok so this weekend l remodled the basement and had do move a cold water 
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supply pipe to the water heater, idid ad a 8'' chunk of 1/2'' copper for 
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the reroute but other than that l used the old piping.
Ever since the 
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kitchen and bathroom sinks have been running horribly slow, however the 
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shower, stool and clothes washer are flowing fine.l pulled out the 
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strainers at the sink and they were not plugged.Checked the supply and it 
is fine, and there are no leaks, this is driving me nuts!!!!!HELP!!!!! 
PLEASE!!!!!!!
l said l did remove the screens ( ok l said strainer, 
sorry!)
 
 
 
 
 

Cherry Sweet , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 07:42:23 AM

It sounds like you might have a piece of debri bouncing around  
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in the lines after you re-energized ur system. whether it is rust or  
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calcium who knows ?If this is the case you could try to hook up a ball  
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valve(temporarily) in place of the angle stop under the bathroom sink  
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and/or the kitchen sink & get a 1/2'' nipple & a 1/2'' fip (female  
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threads)x 7/8 mip (male threads) hose adapter so you can hook a hose up to  
it, open the valve, & blow it out of the line. However, if you reduced the  
size of the pipe with the 1/2'' section you replaced you will probably  
have lousy pressure at the fixtures furthest away. If this is the case  
replace the 1/2'' section with piping of the same diameter.  
 
 
 
 
 

Doe Doe :) , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 05:29:07 PM

Take your screens out of your faucet spouts (were the water  
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comes out) and clean them.  
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