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morganjr23
Jun 20, 2011, 08:03 AM
I recently changed my water filter which filters all water for the house. After switching it I last all water pressure in kitchen and bathroom and discovered that both areators were totally clogged, once cleaned they worked better. Now I have about half the water pressure I didn't before the switch (on all faucets, toilets, hoses). Sometimes I do get full pressure but only for a few seconds. The water tank pressure valves reads between 50 and 70 which is where is was before these problems started. Because I sometimes get full pressure it makes me think the problem is not a clogged aerator, faucet or pipe, but also the pressure pump seems to be in the "accepted" levels. Any ideas what would cause these problems?

jlisenbe
Jun 20, 2011, 09:01 AM
Does your new filter have a bypass valve that you can use to bypass the filter and see if that solves the problem?

morganjr23
Jun 20, 2011, 12:25 PM
I can take the filter out and that will allow flow through but still goes through the filter housing

jlisenbe
Jun 20, 2011, 04:51 PM
Does that help when you do that?

morganjr23
Jun 21, 2011, 05:19 AM
That fixed it... the threads on the filter housing were broken so the filter was being screwed in crooked and cutting off flow. Thank you!

jlisenbe
Jun 22, 2011, 03:36 PM
Glad it worked out and was an inexpensive problem to solve.