Problem: No water coming from kitchen faucet
"Skully" wrote in message ... I have had a problem with my kitchen faucet for months now, it seemed like there was air in the line. I could leave the faucet open and after a few minutes water would come out. I have been out of the state for a few months and the water has not been used since, I returned yesterday and tried the faucet and nothing comes out at all. I replaced the faucet with a new one today but I still get no water. The water is running fine in all the rest of the faucets and toilets and showers in the house except the one in the kitchen. I know that at least some water is coming through the supply line because when I removed the hoses it had water in them.but nothing through the tap. I haven't tried removing the hoses and checking the water pressure through the supply lines yet, I will do that tomorrow night after work. My question is this , is there something that could be blocking the lines, and isn't the cold and hot lines seperate so why would both lines become clogged? what is my best option? to call a plumber? Thanks, Dan If not the faucet itself, it could be the multi turn valves the supply lines are connected to have clogged. They can be fixed but for $5 you can buy a new one at HD and put it on yourself. It should be threaded onto a pipe whether copper or steel pipe. Replace it with a ball valve type and it won't happen again. You can get a plumber but it is also a DIY if you have a pipe wrench, some teflon tape and a little muscle. Bad flow at hot AND cold? I guess both valves could have worn out together. Perhaps someone overtightened them at one time. |
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