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Kitchen Sink Moen Faucet Weak Flow/Pressu


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I have a new Moen Kitchen Sink Faucet, Caldwell m/n CA87060SRS. It is a two
valve (one Hot and

one Cold faucet), high arc spout with spray attachment. The flow/pressure
from the faucet is what I

consider to be paltry at best (See below).

My water supply is a well that is "Ever Flowing" (Approximatly 40+ GPM
overflows on the ground 24

hours a day, 365 daya a year. Hence I could care less what Big Brother's
regulations are I am not

worried one bit about wasting/conserving water.

I have currently removed, what I figured was the flow restrictor from the
faucet aeroator (a small round

red mesh object), and the flow imporved considerably. Unfortunatly it is
still what I I consider to to be

sub-par.

This is a new faucet on a new sink with new shut off valves under the sink.
I would love to just

remove it and install our previous Peerless faucet but it's a bit shabby
looking from years of use and

my wife would certaintly balk at the idea.

The shut-off valves under the sink are new and are the standard chrome 3/8"
tubing type fed by 3/4"

CPVC house piping and connected to the faucet with 3/8" flexible poly tubing.
All components are

new with the exception of the house piping. The flow/pressure from each poly
tubing (Hot and Cold).

when disconnected from the faucets is satisfactory. I did not measure it.

Water well pump pressure is set at 60 PSI.

Current Approximate Flow Rates at the Kitchen Faucet are;

Cold Only: 1 1/2 GPM
Hot Only: 1 1/2 GPM
Cold & Hot : 2 1/2 GPM
Well Overflow: 40+ GPM

With the spout removed and looking down into the throat I can see a
plactic/nylon piece aproximatly 1

inch below the top surface. It has a a hexagon depression with a hole in the
center through which the

water can pass/flow. Is this another insidious form of flow restrictor or is
it perhaps required as part

of the diverter for the sprayer or perhaps required as a hot/cold mixer aide ?
The hex is some non-

standard size, so I have been unable to remove it at this point as a test (if
it can even be removed

through the top of the faucet). When looking at the Moen parts sheet it could
possibly be what they

have labeled as the diverter but it's hard to tell.

Is it possible that Moen is using some sort of flow restriction in the Hot and
Cold valve cartridges ? I

have not removed either of them for inspection up to this point.

Both lines and the faucet have been flushed/cleaned after the installation.



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On Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 12:44:07 PM UTC-4, dryflycaster wrote:
Kitchen Sink Moen Faucet Weak Flow/Pressu


OK....... Here We Goooooooooo.

I have a new Moen Kitchen Sink Faucet, Caldwell m/n CA87060SRS. It is a two
valve (one Hot and

one Cold faucet), high arc spout with spray attachment. The flow/pressure
from the faucet is what I

consider to be paltry at best (See below).

My water supply is a well that is "Ever Flowing" (Approximatly 40+ GPM
overflows on the ground 24

hours a day, 365 daya a year. Hence I could care less what Big Brother's
regulations are I am not

worried one bit about wasting/conserving water.

I have currently removed, what I figured was the flow restrictor from the
faucet aeroator (a small round

red mesh object), and the flow imporved considerably. Unfortunatly it is
still what I I consider to to be

sub-par.

This is a new faucet on a new sink with new shut off valves under the sink.
I would love to just

remove it and install our previous Peerless faucet but it's a bit shabby
looking from years of use and

my wife would certaintly balk at the idea.

The shut-off valves under the sink are new and are the standard chrome 3/8"
tubing type fed by 3/4"

CPVC house piping and connected to the faucet with 3/8" flexible poly tubing.
All components are

new with the exception of the house piping. The flow/pressure from each poly
tubing (Hot and Cold).

when disconnected from the faucets is satisfactory. I did not measure it.

Water well pump pressure is set at 60 PSI.

Current Approximate Flow Rates at the Kitchen Faucet are;

Cold Only: 1 1/2 GPM
Hot Only: 1 1/2 GPM
Cold & Hot : 2 1/2 GPM
Well Overflow: 40+ GPM

With the spout removed and looking down into the throat I can see a
plactic/nylon piece aproximatly 1

inch below the top surface. It has a a hexagon depression with a hole in the
center through which the

water can pass/flow. Is this another insidious form of flow restrictor or is
it perhaps required as part

of the diverter for the sprayer or perhaps required as a hot/cold mixer aide ?
The hex is some non-

standard size, so I have been unable to remove it at this point as a test (if
it can even be removed

through the top of the faucet). When looking at the Moen parts sheet it could
possibly be what they

have labeled as the diverter but it's hard to tell.

Is it possible that Moen is using some sort of flow restriction in the Hot and
Cold valve cartridges ? I

have not removed either of them for inspection up to this point.

Both lines and the faucet have been flushed/cleaned after the installation.



I think you've done all you can do with the faucet. I'd suspect what's
left is just that the whole thing is not designed to support a flow higher
than 1.5 and there may be multiple issues with restrictions that you can't
fix. I just measured my Glacier Bay and it's putting out 1.25 GPM. That's
fine for most uses, but if you're trying to fill a can to water flowers
with or a large pot, it takes longer than I'd like too.