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  • Feb 22, 2006, 12:30 PM
    tafoote17
    Low pressure in bathtub
    :eek: my hus band is an excellent handyman but he cannot figure out why he changed the hot and cold knobs on our bathtub and now we have very very low water pressure out of the faucet. We have copper pipes.
  • Feb 22, 2006, 12:51 PM
    speedball1
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tafoote17
    :eek: my hus band is an excellent handyman but he cannot figure out why he changed the hot and cold knobs on our bathtub and now we have very very low water pressure out of the faucet. We have copper pipes.

    Have hubby shut the water off to the faucet and remove the stem and washer assembles he just put in. Now turn the water back on to flush out the supplies. You should have a strong stream coming out. Now reassemble and test. If the pressure's not better then check to see if you were sold the correct parts. Regards, tom
  • Feb 24, 2006, 11:16 AM
    tafoote17
    That didn't work... any other ideas?
  • Feb 24, 2006, 11:24 AM
    speedball1
    How strong was the stream when you flushed the supplies? Tom
  • Feb 24, 2006, 11:27 AM
    tafoote17
    Not much better than it was before
  • Feb 24, 2006, 01:24 PM
    speedball1
    Did you have good pressure before he changed out the knobs? You say "knobs", that means he didn't open up the valve and change the stems. All he did was replace the handles? Is that correct? Why did he work on the valve in the first place? Give me all the details you can. Regards. Tom
  • Feb 27, 2006, 10:40 AM
    tafoote17
    He tried it again and now it works.Why I have no idea but Thank You so very much.
  • Feb 27, 2006, 12:59 PM
    speedball1
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tafoote17
    He tried it again and now it works.Why I have no idea but Thank You so very much.

    Your welcome so very much, Tom

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