Last Word Larry
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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
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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 :)
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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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