I'm stumped unless the new hoses are the "flood safe" kind. In which case
they may have tripped and you need to briefly remove them from the valve to
reset.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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All copper, from meter to sink, except for a new set of flexible hoses for
the last 18". I have steel drain pipes for the bathroom. I don't even
wanna talk about those - I already have a headache.

"PipeDown" wrote in message
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Assuming the valve and faucet are good then you have a restriction in the
pipe to the sink. Do you have galvinized steel pipes? I would expect
this to happen in that kind of plumbing eventually.

The 90 deg elbows seem to form the most rust inside from what I have seen
replacing my pipes for repairs. 50% rust fill in is typical of my old
pipes. Fortunatrely this house hasn't had any pinhole leaks yet. I do
have an interesting jackhammer like cavitation going on in a Tee near my
kitchen sink when I turn the hot on too much.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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No. Brand new faucet. The problem existed from the moment it was
installed, and the previous faucet had the same problem. The screen has
been checked in the new one.

"Phil Munro" wrote in message
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The ball valves you have are the best for flow. Probably you have a
clogged up aerator screen (on the end of the faucet). Take it apart
and clean it. That may solve your problem. --Phil

Doug Kanter wrote:

My kitchen sink is at the end of the water supply run. Bath tub comes
first, then bathroom sink, and finally, the kitchen. The water
pressure in the bathroom is fine, but it's bordering on anemic at the
kitchen faucet. It's a brand new Moen, and the same problem existed
before I installed the faucet. I wonder if the reason is that in the
supply line, after the bathroom but before the kitchen, there are
shutoffs - the lever type that you turn 90 degrees to operate. Does
that type have any sort of bad reputation for messing with pressure,
as compared to the knob type that requires several revolutions to open
or close?

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Phil Munro Dept of Electrical & Computer Engin
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio 44555