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  • Sep 20, 2008, 03:45 PM
    marymendoza46
    Water stopped coming out of faucet
    I just replace an old sink faucet and it was working when I installed the new one . And now the water just stopped flowing. Just a small drip. Both Cold and Hot. Could it be water pressure? Air in the plumbing?
  • Sep 20, 2008, 03:46 PM
    Milo Dolezal

    Clean the aerator. I assume you opened angle stops...
  • Sep 21, 2008, 01:00 AM
    marymendoza46
    Hello Milo, I will try to clean the aerator and see what happens. Thanks for the quick response. Nice to know I can get an answer so quick. What are angle stops? THanks!
  • Sep 21, 2008, 03:23 AM
    KISS
    "angle stop" A valve with a 90 deg angle between inlet and outlet. i.e. the supply valves
  • Sep 21, 2008, 07:13 AM
    Milo Dolezal

    As KISS said: angle stops are the hot and cold water valves below the sink. Water supply lines connect angle stops and faucet.
  • Sep 21, 2008, 09:44 AM
    marymendoza46
    Oh, Yes, I did open the valves. The water was running when all of a sudden, the water just stopped coming out. Thanks again!
  • Sep 21, 2008, 09:46 AM
    Milo Dolezal

    Did you clean the aerator ?

    (aearator is the attachment on tip of your faucet spout )
  • Sep 21, 2008, 11:49 PM
    marymendoza46

    Yes, I cleaned the aerator. It was clogged with some remenants of the old gaskits. Thanks so much, it worked.
  • Sep 22, 2008, 05:00 AM
    Milo Dolezal

    Make it a habit to clean it periodically. It will happen again...
  • Sep 23, 2008, 12:41 AM
    marymendoza46
    Again, THanks so much!
  • Sep 23, 2008, 05:48 AM
    speedball1
    Mary,
    Out of curiosity what did the stuff look like that clogged the screens of your aerator? Small white particles. If so can you break it up by squeezing it or was it hard? Black flaky stuff? Let me know. Tom,
  • Sep 23, 2008, 03:22 PM
    marymendoza46
    No, it was black, stuff from the old gaskits.
  • Sep 24, 2008, 04:31 AM
    speedball1
    Is some still in your lines? Have you pulled the aerator and checked the screens again? Just vwondering if you got it all out of your lines. Regards, Tom
  • Sep 24, 2008, 05:57 PM
    Milo Dolezal

    Glad I was able to help..
  • Sep 28, 2008, 04:16 PM
    tim lessley
    Comment on marymendoza46's post
    Thanks worked great!

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