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Cleaning putty from faucet screens and aerator
"mrsgator88" wrote in message ... Hi, We recently had some plumbing work done for our bathroom sinks water supply. Something that looks like plumbers putty got into the water lines and clogged up the faucet screens and aerators. The faucets are fancy imported ones and I couldn't find replacement screens and aerators at the hardware store. While I'm waiting for new ones to be mailed to me, I'm wondering, can the putty be dissolved somehow? Is it poisonous? TIA, Why can't you remove and clean them? |
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Cleaning putty from faucet screens and aerator
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news "mrsgator88" wrote in message ... Hi, We recently had some plumbing work done for our bathroom sinks water supply. Something that looks like plumbers putty got into the water lines and clogged up the faucet screens and aerators. The faucets are fancy imported ones and I couldn't find replacement screens and aerators at the hardware store. While I'm waiting for new ones to be mailed to me, I'm wondering, can the putty be dissolved somehow? Is it poisonous? TIA, Why can't you remove and clean them? I did remove the assembly. The "screen" is actually 6 layers of mesh, each of which has putty jammed in. The aerator is a two part plastic piece. And, there's two faucets. I spent some time trying to push the stuff out with a needle and was getting nowhere fast. I'd much rather dissolve it if possible. S |
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