On Jun 20, 9:22*am, "Dave" wrote:
"Bob Villa" wrote in message

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On Jun 20, 7:59 am, DerbyDad03 wrote:



On Jun 20, 8:33 am, "Dave" wrote:

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message

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"Dave" wrote in message
Should have mentioned this first...

Are you sure you have water coming to the faucet? Since the problem
appears to be with both the hot and the cold, I'll assume yes, but
stranger things have happened.

Well, there is *some* water coming out, even if it is just a dribble,
so
there must be some water coming to the faucet, and I figured the
problem
must be somewhere in the faucet itself. Guess I could undo the
connections, and test the supply lines. Just can't imagine both
supply
lines being equally plugged, but...

Thanks for the input. Will check that out.

Dave

What brand of faucet? I have a Moen and had a similar problem. Turned
out to be the cartridge clogged when some carbon got into it from the
filter in the line. Cleaning it helped but it was not back to normal.
I
flushed the line and replaced the cartridge (about $10) and it was as
good
a new.

I'll have to find out what brand. How do you flush the lines out? This
really interests me, as I am wondering if I can somehow flush out the
pipes
throughout my house, to restore good waterflow to the bathroom and back
faucet. Or are you saying you flushed the lines in the faucet assembly
(where they attach to the household water lines?)

Many thanks,

Dave

Are you now adding the fact that you have low water pressure to other
areas of the house?

Perhaps this problem is bigger than just the faucet, although a
rebuild kit is still a pretty cheap "test".

If there is sediment/corrosion buildup throughout the plumbing, you
aren't going to be able to "flush it out".

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I believe he is talking about "his" house and this problem is at the
MIL's.
Isn't there a valve in the body that turns on the sprayer (where the
hose connects) ? *Maybe this is stuck?
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You got it, Bob. *Two different houses, different problems. *The
non-functioning kitchen faucet is at my MIL's, and the low water presser in
the bath/back of the house is at my house.

The sprayer/nozzle of the non-functioning kitchen faucet (at my MIL's) has a
button on the side, but it is not stuck. *I have removed that entire part
(sprayer/nozzle) and there is only a trickle coming out hose that would go
to it. *Thus, I suspect something elsewhere in the faucet assembly. *But
where, I can't figure out.

Many thanks,

Dave

If the faucet is old and depending on the condition, another option is
to just replace the whole thing. For the house with low water
pressure in multiple locations, what kind of pipe? In old homes, if
it's galvanized, that pipe builds up increasing blockage over time.
And if that is the cause, there is no easy way to flush it out. It's
time to replace the piping with copper or PEX.