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Default hot water pressure dropped in 2 faucets


"wkearney99" wrote in message
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Probably is debris in the valves. To flush, first turn off the water in

the
house and remove the valve stems from the two slow faucets. Next inspect
the stem and hole for debris. Put a bucket in front and turn the house
water on hard for a few seconds until some water has flowed out of the

front
of the valves (where the stems have been removed) Reassemble and turn
the
water back on. (the bucket is so you can inspect the water to see if you
got anything as well as keep the water off the floor).


Do this as a two man job with walkie-talkies. You're releasing
unrestricted
water flow by doing this and unless you're damned careful you'll end up
making a huge mess. A person standing in front of the opened valve stem
can
do a much better job of 'realigning' the bucket to catch the sudden
outflow.
That and grab handy towels to keep the spillage from ruining somthing
else.

It certainly sounds like something got into the lines. Probably just old
crud having worked loose or sloppy soldering.

I'm not sure what order is best for clearing lines, furthest from supply
or
closest first?


Frankly, it was bad form for the plumber not to flush the lines after
opening them up. It should be SOP. Another balck mark for the stupid
answer about the new sink drawing water away from the old ones. Overall
grade C-