I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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Hank

On Sep 25, 11:42*pm, Hank wrote:
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. *The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

I don't claim this to be correct practice.

However, I never leave an angle stop "fully on." I always leave a
valve at least half a turn short of fully on. It might be a year or
more before I need to turn it, and I might need to work it back and
forth a bit to get it to move. So I like it short of all the way, to
give me both directions to move.

I don't know if this is right or wrong but it works for me.

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin hole
through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't trust you
to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you can take it apart
you could probably remove it ..Then again if you are in an area with water
shortages you may want to leave it....Here in Maine where water is more than
abundant they are foolishness...LOL....

benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin hole
through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't trust
you to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you can take
it apart you could probably remove it ..Then again if you are in an area
with water shortages you may want to leave it....Here in Maine where
water is more than abundant they are foolishness...LOL....
Hi,

My Dad likes to open valves all the way minus half a turn.

The slow water flow may well be account of a restrictor.
Some busy body decided that we should all live with low flow
facuets, toilets, etc. The net result is you have to flush
twice. And wait three times as long to fill the pot,
compared to before. Supposedly, if it takes 20 minutes to
fill your stew pot instead of four minutes, we're some how
saving water.

I'd reccomend to unscrew the aerator, and see if the water
is forced through a small hole. Think cordless drill, and
drill bit. Enlarge the small hole.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"TimR" wrote in message
...


I don't claim this to be correct practice.

However, I never leave an angle stop "fully on." I always
leave a
valve at least half a turn short of fully on. It might be a
year or
more before I need to turn it, and I might need to work it
back and
forth a bit to get it to move. So I like it short of all
the way, to
give me both directions to move.

I don't know if this is right or wrong but it works for me.

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:07:03 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

My Dad likes to open valves all the way minus half a turn.

The slow water flow may well be account of a restrictor.
Some busy body decided that we should all live with low flow
facuets, toilets, etc. The net result is you have to flush
twice. And wait three times as long to fill the pot,
compared to before.

AFAIK, you're right. But just for the record, I thought I'd tell all
that although I had no restriction on my 30 year old toilet, I closed
the water supply to it by about 90%. That way it makes no noise when
it refills and doesn't require me to turn up the radio.

Of course I live alone and so far don't have to go more than once
every 10 minutes, so if it takes 5 or 10 minutes to fill, it's okay.

Supposedly, if it takes 20 minutes to
fill your stew pot instead of four minutes, we're some how
saving water.

I'd reccomend to unscrew the aerator, and see if the water
is forced through a small hole. Think cordless drill, and
drill bit. Enlarge the small hole.

I presume the cordless drill is so he doesn't electrocute himself.

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:30:23 -0600, Tony Hwang
wrote:

benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin hole
through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't trust
you to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you can take
it apart you could probably remove it ..Then again if you are in an area
with water shortages you may want to leave it....Here in Maine where
water is more than abundant they are foolishness...LOL....
Hi,

Well put. Concise as usual.

benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin hole
through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't trust
you to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you can take
it apart you could probably remove it ..Then again if you are in an area
with water shortages you may want to leave it....Here in Maine where
water is more than abundant they are foolishness...LOL....

LOL,
Whether there is lots of water or not, we all have to conserve.

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin hole
through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't trust
you to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you can take it
apart you could probably remove it ..Then again if you are in an area
with water shortages you may want to leave it....Here in Maine where
water is more than abundant they are foolishness...LOL....

LOL,
Whether there is lots of water or not, we all have to conserve.

Where the hell do you think the water goes after it comes out of my well
and it goes down the drain into the septic tank and out through the leach
field ?? BACK INTO THE GROUND....LOL....We have so much water here springs
bubble out of the ground EVERYWHERE not to mention the thousands of lakes ,
ponds , streams and rivers..Ever hear of Poland Springs bottled water ?? It
is in Poland Springs , Maine...We EXPORT water...LOL....What may make sense
in Arizona or California is foolishness here.....

benick wrote:

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin
hole through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't
trust you to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you
can take it apart you could probably remove it ..Then again if you
are in an area with water shortages you may want to leave it....Here
in Maine where water is more than abundant they are
foolishness...LOL....

LOL,
Whether there is lots of water or not, we all have to conserve.

Where the hell do you think the water goes after it comes out of my well
and it goes down the drain into the septic tank and out through the
leach field ?? BACK INTO THE GROUND....LOL....We have so much water here
springs bubble out of the ground EVERYWHERE not to mention the thousands
of lakes , ponds , streams and rivers..Ever hear of Poland Springs
bottled water ?? It is in Poland Springs , Maine...We EXPORT
water...LOL....What may make sense in Arizona or California is
foolishness here.....

Hi,
Not me. The place my cabin is located is called 7 springs. History says
it never suffered from draught. My well is Arteisan and lots and lots of
water. I don't have septic field(illegal here) I have 2K gallon holding
tank I vacuum out once a year at a cost of 180.00. Been to Africa? Some
places there folks use a bucket of water a day for the whole family. Not
even clean water like we drink. Still we have to conserve all the
resources whether we have much or not. Just my own personal
opinion. Our bottled water comes from Rockies glacier. I don't drink
that, I drink multi stage filtered RO water. It uses so much energy to
bottle water.

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:30:50 -0600, Tony Hwang
wrote:

Hi,
Not me. The place my cabin is located is called 7 springs. History says
it never suffered from draught. My well is Arteisan and lots and lots of
water. I don't have septic field(illegal here) I have 2K gallon holding
tank I vacuum out once a year at a cost of 180.00. Been to Africa? Some
places there folks use a bucket of water a day for the whole family. Not
even clean water like we drink. Still we have to conserve all the
resources whether we have much or not. Just my own personal
opinion. Our bottled water comes from Rockies glacier. I don't drink
that, I drink multi stage filtered RO water. It uses so much energy to
bottle water.

Bottled water only costs 100,000 times what tap water costs. What's
money for if not to spend it!

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin hole
through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't trust
you to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you can take
it apart you could probably remove it ..Then again if you are in an
area with water shortages you may want to leave it....Here in Maine
where water is more than abundant they are foolishness...LOL....

LOL,
Whether there is lots of water or not, we all have to conserve.

Where the hell do you think the water goes after it comes out of my well
and it goes down the drain into the septic tank and out through the leach
field ?? BACK INTO THE GROUND....LOL....We have so much water here
springs bubble out of the ground EVERYWHERE not to mention the thousands
of lakes , ponds , streams and rivers..Ever hear of Poland Springs
bottled water ?? It is in Poland Springs , Maine...We EXPORT
water...LOL....What may make sense in Arizona or California is
foolishness here.....

Hi,
Not me. The place my cabin is located is called 7 springs. History says it
never suffered from draught. My well is Arteisan and lots and lots of
water. I don't have septic field(illegal here) I have 2K gallon holding
tank I vacuum out once a year at a cost of 180.00. Been to Africa? Some
places there folks use a bucket of water a day for the whole family. Not
even clean water like we drink. Still we have to conserve all the
resources whether we have much or not. Just my own personal
opinion. Our bottled water comes from Rockies glacier. I don't drink that,
I drink multi stage filtered RO water. It uses so much energy to bottle
water.

How is conserving water in Maine (a state awash in water) going to help
people in Africa ??? That's makes about as much sense as your mom telling
you to clean your plate off cause kids are starving in Africa...Gotta
another news flash for you...All the water we use ends up back in the ground
eventually..What we drink goes in one end and out another.What we retain
will end up in the ground when we get put in the ground as well...It doesn't
go anywhere...Well except for the water we send up to the space
station...LOL..The rest of it stays right here on Earth..It is the ultimate
recycling program....

Tony Hwang wrote:

Hi,
Not me. The place my cabin is located is called 7 springs. History
says it never suffered from draught. My well is Arteisan and lots and
lots of water. I don't have septic field(illegal here) I have 2K
gallon holding tank I vacuum out once a year at a cost of 180.00.

Been to Africa?

No, and neither has my water. Probably.

Some places there folks use a bucket of water a day
for the whole family. Not even clean water like we drink.

Dirty, dirty people. If water were that big a deal, they'd catch the next
bus for Maine.

Still we
have to conserve all the resources whether we have much or not.

Why? Water, like whale oil for lighting, is a renewable resource.

Just
my own personal opinion.

Okay. This definition of "opinion"? "Opinion - A belief or conclusion held
with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof."

Our bottled water comes from Rockies glacier. I don't drink
that, I drink multi stage filtered RO water. It uses so much energy to
bottle water.

But substantially less energy than it takes to bottle Pepsi or Schlitz (The
beer that made Milwaukee famous). People sometimes drink bottled water for
the taste, same as Pepsi or Schlitz (The beer that made Milwaukee famous).

Admittedly, there aren't very many that do, but some.

benick wrote:

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The
valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin
hole through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They
don't trust you to turn the water on only as fast as you need
it...If you can take it apart you could probably remove it ..Then
again if you are in an area with water shortages you may want to
leave it....Here in Maine where water is more than abundant they
are foolishness...LOL....

LOL,
Whether there is lots of water or not, we all have to conserve.

Where the hell do you think the water goes after it comes out of my
well and it goes down the drain into the septic tank and out through
the leach field ?? BACK INTO THE GROUND....LOL....We have so much
water here springs bubble out of the ground EVERYWHERE not to mention
the thousands of lakes , ponds , streams and rivers..Ever hear of
Poland Springs bottled water ?? It is in Poland Springs , Maine...We
EXPORT water...LOL....What may make sense in Arizona or California is
foolishness here.....

Hi,
Not me. The place my cabin is located is called 7 springs. History
says it never suffered from draught. My well is Arteisan and lots and
lots of water. I don't have septic field(illegal here) I have 2K
gallon holding tank I vacuum out once a year at a cost of 180.00. Been
to Africa? Some places there folks use a bucket of water a day for the
whole family. Not even clean water like we drink. Still we have to
conserve all the resources whether we have much or not. Just my own
personal
opinion. Our bottled water comes from Rockies glacier. I don't drink
that, I drink multi stage filtered RO water. It uses so much energy to
bottle water.

How is conserving water in Maine (a state awash in water) going to help
people in Africa ??? That's makes about as much sense as your mom
telling you to clean your plate off cause kids are starving in
Africa...Gotta another news flash for you...All the water we use ends up
back in the ground eventually..What we drink goes in one end and out
another.What we retain will end up in the ground when we get put in the
ground as well...It doesn't go anywhere...Well except for the water we
send up to the space station...LOL..The rest of it stays right here on
Earth..It is the ultimate recycling program....
Hi,
Fine and dandy. Ever heard "Think globally, act locally"? World wide we
don't have lot of fresh drinkable water. I just think you are being a
jack ass about issues mankind faces.

HeyBub wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote:
Hi,
Not me. The place my cabin is located is called 7 springs. History
says it never suffered from draught. My well is Arteisan and lots and
lots of water. I don't have septic field(illegal here) I have 2K
gallon holding tank I vacuum out once a year at a cost of 180.00.

Been to Africa?

No, and neither has my water. Probably.

Some places there folks use a bucket of water a day
for the whole family. Not even clean water like we drink.

Dirty, dirty people. If water were that big a deal, they'd catch the next
bus for Maine.

Still we
have to conserve all the resources whether we have much or not.

Why? Water, like whale oil for lighting, is a renewable resource.

Just
my own personal opinion.

Okay. This definition of "opinion"? "Opinion - A belief or conclusion held
with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof."

Our bottled water comes from Rockies glacier. I don't drink
that, I drink multi stage filtered RO water. It uses so much energy to
bottle water.

But substantially less energy than it takes to bottle Pepsi or Schlitz (The
beer that made Milwaukee famous). People sometimes drink bottled water for
the taste, same as Pepsi or Schlitz (The beer that made Milwaukee famous).

Admittedly, there aren't very many that do, but some.


Hey,
I don't drink Pepsi or Coke that's poison!
So you think today's water is as clean as when you were a kid?
Can you dip yourself into s swimming hole you used to go when you were
kid? Maybe that hole dried up by now. Be honest about it. Renewable
alright but it gets less and less, dirtier and dirtier. Say yes or no.

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
...
benick wrote:

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as
strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The
valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

It probably has an eco-water restricter...It is a disk with a pin
hole through it inside the faucet to restrict water flow...They don't
trust you to turn the water on only as fast as you need it...If you
can take it apart you could probably remove it ..Then again if you
are in an area with water shortages you may want to leave it....Here
in Maine where water is more than abundant they are
foolishness...LOL....

LOL,
Whether there is lots of water or not, we all have to conserve.

Where the hell do you think the water goes after it comes out of my
well and it goes down the drain into the septic tank and out through
the leach field ?? BACK INTO THE GROUND....LOL....We have so much water
here springs bubble out of the ground EVERYWHERE not to mention the
thousands of lakes , ponds , streams and rivers..Ever hear of Poland
Springs bottled water ?? It is in Poland Springs , Maine...We EXPORT
water...LOL....What may make sense in Arizona or California is
foolishness here.....

Hi,
Not me. The place my cabin is located is called 7 springs. History says
it never suffered from draught. My well is Arteisan and lots and lots of
water. I don't have septic field(illegal here) I have 2K gallon holding
tank I vacuum out once a year at a cost of 180.00. Been to Africa? Some
places there folks use a bucket of water a day for the whole family. Not
even clean water like we drink. Still we have to conserve all the
resources whether we have much or not. Just my own personal
opinion. Our bottled water comes from Rockies glacier. I don't drink
that, I drink multi stage filtered RO water. It uses so much energy to
bottle water.

How is conserving water in Maine (a state awash in water) going to help
people in Africa ??? That's makes about as much sense as your mom telling
you to clean your plate off cause kids are starving in Africa...Gotta
another news flash for you...All the water we use ends up back in the
ground eventually..What we drink goes in one end and out another.What we
retain will end up in the ground when we get put in the ground as
well...It doesn't go anywhere...Well except for the water we send up to
the space station...LOL..The rest of it stays right here on Earth..It is
the ultimate recycling program....
Hi,
Fine and dandy. Ever heard "Think globally, act locally"? World wide we
don't have lot of fresh drinkable water. I just think you are being a jack
ass about issues mankind faces.

Nice counter to the points I made.....When all else fails , attack the
messanger.....Typical....You still haven't answered my question...How does
me conserving water here in Maine benefit those in Africa ??? Is it magicly
transported there ???...If I don't use it it runs into the Atlantic
Ocean...What then ?? How does that help ?? I wonder what name he will call
me next...LOL....

In article , Hank
wrote:

I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

I thought the same thing when I installed a Kohler with a pullout
sprayer in the spigot. The water just didn't have the force it used to
with a standard one-piece spigot. Does your pullout have settings for a
single stream and a shower spray? The mechanism in the pullout head
that lets you choose these settings naturally limits the amount of
water pressure.

In the few years we've had it, we've become accustomed to not being
able to spray water clear across the kitchen. It's just one of those
things you have to adjust for.

OTOH, if you're only getting a trickle, something is definitely wrong.

-Frank

--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/

I went to Kohler parts web page and got diagram of the faucet. There
are no adjustments. There is a part called control valve which looks
like a fixed spacer in the head. Called factory repair line and was
surprised to learn that when congress passed a law limiting flow in
toilets and showers it also included ANY faucets. By law they are
restricted to 2.5 gpm flow. It still looked like less than my bathroom
faucet so I took a 1 gallon container and timed fill time. They were
both within seconds of each other. I guess the better aeriator on new
kitchen faucet just looks slower. It may be possible to open head and
drill or adapt the controller but decided to live with it for time
being because threads on head did not move easily and marred part
first attempt to open it.


On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:14:22 -0700, Frank Warner
wrote:

In article , Hank
wrote:

I recently replaced our kitchen sink and faucet. The faucet is a
Kohler Coralais single faucet with a pull out sprayer Model K059149
GR. The wife picked it because it was white to match the new sink.
However the force or the flow rate out of the faucet is not as strong
as I think it should be. Believe it is correctly installed. The valves
under the sink are fully on. The aeriator filter is not clogged so I
am at a loss as to why. Any one have a similar problem with a Kohler
faucet or have any suggestions?

TIA
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TIA
Hank

I thought the same thing when I installed a Kohler with a pullout
sprayer in the spigot. The water just didn't have the force it used to
with a standard one-piece spigot. Does your pullout have settings for a
single stream and a shower spray? The mechanism in the pullout head
that lets you choose these settings naturally limits the amount of
water pressure.

In the few years we've had it, we've become accustomed to not being
able to spray water clear across the kitchen. It's just one of those
things you have to adjust for.

OTOH, if you're only getting a trickle, something is definitely wrong.

-Frank

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TIA
Hank