On Feb 11, 11:32 am, "Sacramento Dave" wrote:
"stinkeroo" wrote in message

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I have low water pressure in one faucet, the kitchen. It's not super
low just lower than say the laundry sink (about 1/2 the pressure)
which is nearby.

That and apparently alot of air in the water, as the hot water is
very, very cloudy.

Is there possibly a leak in the line? I am on a cement slab .

Anyway, if there is a leak, how hard is it to have it fixed? I'm
hearing horror stories about jack-hammering the cement to get at the
water line. It's a long line though, does that mean they have to jack
hammer the whole kitchen floor? It sounds like a nightmare.

How common is it for water lines to leak or whatever causing low
pressure? Seems stupid to put these lines in the cement slab where
they can't be accessed.

What do you all think? Thanks for any replies.

I would do as mentioned Clean the aerator And once you unscrew it from the
spigot run some water threw it. You should also open the valve on the
fixture wide open at the same time hoping any debris blow out. One way to
tell if you have a leak would be to install a PSI gauge Even at a hose Bib.
then shut the main off check your pressure reading Then don't touch any
fixtures in the house four a couple hours and see if you have a pressure
drop.

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That shouldn't work. Unless he has air in the system somewhere,
shutting off the main essentially removes any source of 'pressure'.
Shut off main, turn on faucet at the high point of the system and you
should get only a very small amount of water.

Harry K