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Unusual Water Problems

Yahoo Message Number: 71941
Hello....I'm having a problem with all of a sudden, I cannot get anything but a few drips of water from the kitchen and shower faucets. The vanity faucets, icemaker, toilet, and washer are okay. I have taken off the faucet/showerhead to see if they were clogged but they were okay. Everything was working fine less than a week ago. I even tried to get water from the tank rather than city fill, but no change. Does anyone know if there is a check valve somewhere that may have gone bad? Would this check valve have controlled the water flow for these two faucets? If so, any ideas where it would be and how we would get to it.

Any other ideas as to what is going on here? Thanks.

Barb McMaster

2008 Inspire 52161

Re: Unusual Water Problems

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 71943
Have you changed the house filter. They can plug very quickly.

Jock Vargo
2005 Inspire
51428

Re: Unusual Water Problems

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 71944
Yes, tried that...no problem there....great pressure from other working faucets...just a mystery that it's two faucets....all of a sudden. Thanks.

Re: Unusual Water Problems

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 71950
Any noted difference between cold vs hot? Two different lines, so would suspect one would be different then the other? If not, then I would look at both of the actual single handle valves (assume these are both single handle in the Inspire?) You might have some hard water build up in the valves. Perhaps a soacking in CLR?
(All speculation. Let's see what those with more experience say. I'll follow to learn:)!)

Good luck,
Smitty

04 Allure 31017
04 Allure Sold to a nice new owner! Now enjoying a 07 Magna Rembrandt 45' ISX600 #6775
"We're ONDROAD for THEJRNY!" (Toad and Coach license plates, say Hi if you see us!)

Re: Unusual Water Problems

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 71956
Check the outside shower faucets and make sure they are off. The outside shower HEAD on/off valve could be off while the faucet is on which for some strange reason, causes similar symptoms.

Larry, 03 Allure 30856

Re: Unusual Water Problems

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 71965
Hi Barb, Have you unscrewed the faucet aerators and cleaned the screens? Mine have a tendency to plug occasionally and display the symptoms you describe.

Dave Trotter

01 Intrigue 11215
 

Re: Unusual Water Problems

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 72034
Thanks everyone for your replies....once my husband was back and able to dig into the problem, he found that it was the restrictors on both of the faucets. For some reason, they were both plugged. He removed them and the showerhead and faucet work great now. Hard to believe that they would both have problems at the same time....really threw us off, but that's what it was.
Appreciate all the tips....will keep those in mind for another time. Thanks.

Barb McMaster

2008 Inspire 52161