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    jkeller Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 7, 2009, 08:11 PM
    No water from kitchen faucet and all other faucets in house work
    Kitchen faucet no water and other faucets in house work. Recently replaced hot water heater
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    Feb 7, 2009, 08:33 PM
    No Water at all or low flow? Often when a hot water heater is replaced sediment can contaminate a faucet. Try unscrewing the screen at the point where the water comes out. If you need to use pliers or a wrench tape the finish first with a paper tape to ensure that you do not mare the finish. You may also be able to remove the cartridge as well. Rinse both with water to remove and contamination. Just to confirm that this is the cause run the water on the faucet once you remove the screen/cartridge to ensure that water does in fact flow. If water does not flow make sure that a valve was not turned off as it is unlikely that sediment could clog a valve at only one location. Check the manufacturers specs to see just what you can dismantle and clean.
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    Feb 7, 2009, 08:35 PM

    Do you live where the line could freeze?
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    Feb 7, 2009, 08:51 PM


    Raveenboy is on the right track, remove the Aerator at the end of the spout (see picture). Spin the aerator out CLOCKWISE to remove (may need pliers here) and then run the water from the faucet with aerator out, clean the aerator and install. Water should be restored, good luck.

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    Feb 8, 2009, 05:10 AM
    No pressure at all.. just cut out. The sprayer has some pressure. First thing I did was remove the aerator and clean it out... too warm to have a frozen pipe.. thanks for the responses
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    Feb 8, 2009, 05:15 AM
    [QUOTE=raveenboy;1534761]No Water at all or low flow? Often when a hot water heater is replaced sediment can contaminate a faucet. Try unscrewing the screen at the point where the water comes out. If you need to use pliers or a wrench tape the finish first with a paper tape to ensure that you do not mare the finish. You may also be able to remove the cartridge as well. Rinse both with water to remove and contamination. Just to confirm that this is the cause run the water on the faucet once you remove the screen/cartridge to ensure that water does in fact flow. If water does not flow make sure that a valve was not turned off as it is unlikely that sediment could clog a valve at only one location. Check the manufacturers specs to see just what you can dismantle and clean.

    This is on the right tract... it must be the cartridge... will check this out... thanks for the advise... after water was put back on I cleaned all the aerators on my faucets because of the sediment that came out of the faucets.. I guess something really got stuck on this one
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    Feb 8, 2009, 07:08 AM

    I agree with Afaroo: every time heater is replaced, dirt travels through pipes and clogs Aerators. They have to be clean. If you have kitchen faucet with side sprayer then there is also a chance that the Diverter inside the faucet column is clogged with debris.
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    Feb 20, 2010, 10:05 AM
    I had the same problem. I took off the aerator and there was a bit of dirt or debris in there... I pulled it out with a pair of tweezers and the water worked great thereafter.
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