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    Jun 14, 2005, 02:14 PM
    Little water pressure in the kitchen sink
    I have lttle to no pressure when I turn on the water in the kitchen sink. The cold it really strong. I am clueless and don't know what to do. Please help! :(
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    Jun 15, 2005, 09:33 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by corrin
    I have lttle to no pressure when i turn on the water in the kitchen sink. The cold it really strong. I am clueless and don't know what to do. Please help! :(
    ... behind the low pressure? Is it the hot water only? Was it at any time running well? If so, did it suddenly give out or how so? Is it a single or dual handle faucet?
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    Jun 15, 2005, 09:49 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by corrin
    I have lttle to no pressure when i turn on the water in the kitchen sink. The cold it really strong. I am clueless and don't know what to do. Please help! :(
    Before we can help we need the name of the valve, the type, (one handle or two knobs) and its approximate age. Regards, Tom
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    Jun 15, 2005, 11:55 PM
    I fixed it!!
    I fixed it. I took off the hose for both the cold and the hot water. (first I turned off the water) I put the cold hose on the hot and turned it on. It work great. I now knew it was the hot water hose. I looked in the hose and at the base was white flakey scales. I was able to break it up and then I stuck a thin wire in the hose and broke up the rest. I put it back on and it is working great. My question is if this was a mineal build-up.. what can I do to prevent it in the furture? :o
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    Jun 16, 2005, 05:43 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by corrin
    I fixed it. I took off the hose for both the cold and the hot water. (first i turned off the water) I put the cold hose on the hot and turned it on. It work great. I now knew it was the hot water hose. I looked in the hose and at the base was white flakey scales. I was able to break it up and then i stuck a thin wire in the hose and broke up the rest. I put it back on and it is working great. My question is if this was a mineal build-up..what can i do to prevent it in the furture? :o
    ... more likely to have mineral buildups for two reasons. The cold water is routed into a reservoir where it is heated and often stored for long periods of times allowing the minerals that are always present in the water supply to build up whereas the cold water goes directly to an outlet with no holding tank between the main and each outlet. Also, the hot water activates the minerals and other impurities and the metal pipes carrying it to the outlets making them more susceptible to buildup and 'bonding' of the minerals to the pipes. Cold water does not 'provoke' the impurities in the water as hot water does.
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    Jun 16, 2005, 06:15 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by corrin
    I fixed it. I took off the hose for both the cold and the hot water. (first i turned off the water) I put the cold hose on the hot and turned it on. It work great. I now knew it was the hot water hose. I looked in the hose and at the base was white flakey scales. I was able to break it up and then i stuck a thin wire in the hose and broke up the rest. I put it back on and it is working great. My question is if this was a mineal build-up..what can i do to prevent it in the furture? :o

    Glad you got it fixed. Your question, " My question is if this was a mineal build-up..what can i do to prevent it in the furture? " can be answered by flushing out the water heater,(where the mineral builds up) on a regular basis. If you do not flush,(not drain) your heater on a regular basis it will build up mineral on the bottom of the tank. Let me show you how to flush your heater. Attach a hose to the boiler drain at the bottom of the tank. With the pressure on, open the boiler drain and let it run until the water runs clear. You will see a spurt of red,(rust) and some white grains,(lime or calcium carbonate). The whole thing shouldn't take more then a few minutes. Don't forget to flush it out every month. Your heater will thank you for it. You might want to consider cleaning the screens on your areators if you have a high mineral buildup. If thev problem still persists after you have flushed, you will have to drain the heater, remove the boiler drain and go up in the bottom of the tank with a wood or plastic rod, (not metal) and try to break up the mineral and flush it out. Good luck, Tom
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