WhiteBird
Mar 15, 2007, 10:29 PM
Quick history:
1. House is about 85 yrs old, two kitchens, two baths, and a laundry room sink near the water heater. Visible water main into the house is copper, however, after the water filter unit (with no filter element) is another foot of copper connected to galvanized piping.
2. Last weekend I found it necessary to replace the electric water heater elements (66 gals should last two showers at least, now lasts one).:eek: After draining the tank and replacing the elements, and refilling the tank (with both the laundry room sink's hot water faucet and upstair's kitchen faucet turned on, to relieve air pressure) the water pressure to the upstairs kitchen was reduced to about 1/3 normal flow, after the tank filled. ::( : I checked the aerator in the kitchen faucet and it had a couple particles, but not enough to cause the problem.:confused: Anyway I cleaned it. Pressure stayed the same.:confused:
3. Long story short, I had to replace the water heater and had a professional install a tankless. However. The problem of reduced pressure is now extended to the downstairs bathroom (directly below the upstairs kitchen, and there is no aerator on that faucet).:mad:
Can you assist/help?
WhiteBird
1. House is about 85 yrs old, two kitchens, two baths, and a laundry room sink near the water heater. Visible water main into the house is copper, however, after the water filter unit (with no filter element) is another foot of copper connected to galvanized piping.
2. Last weekend I found it necessary to replace the electric water heater elements (66 gals should last two showers at least, now lasts one).:eek: After draining the tank and replacing the elements, and refilling the tank (with both the laundry room sink's hot water faucet and upstair's kitchen faucet turned on, to relieve air pressure) the water pressure to the upstairs kitchen was reduced to about 1/3 normal flow, after the tank filled. ::( : I checked the aerator in the kitchen faucet and it had a couple particles, but not enough to cause the problem.:confused: Anyway I cleaned it. Pressure stayed the same.:confused:
3. Long story short, I had to replace the water heater and had a professional install a tankless. However. The problem of reduced pressure is now extended to the downstairs bathroom (directly below the upstairs kitchen, and there is no aerator on that faucet).:mad:
Can you assist/help?
WhiteBird