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  • Dec 30, 2008, 02:02 AM
    kevin kerns
    Kitchen faucet clunks when turned on
    After installing a new kitchen faucet in kitchen sink, it now makes a clunking sound when turned on, which you can also feel. Thanks for your help.
  • Dec 30, 2008, 07:39 AM
    speedball1
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by kevin kerns View Post
    After installing a new kitchen faucet in kitchen sink, it now makes a clunking sound when turned on, which you can also feel. Thanks for your help.
    What brand faucet did you install? What model? Did you flush out the supplies before you installed the new faucet? When it makes this sound does it have a affect on the flow? Tell me more, Tom
  • Dec 31, 2008, 08:32 AM
    kevin kerns
    Faucet noise
    Tom, the knew faucet is a peerless, not sure of the model at this point. It has the single center control. It is the second one I've installed, same results. The supply lines were not flushed. The sound has no affect on the water flow. Thanks
  • Dec 31, 2008, 09:52 AM
    ballengerb1

    Kevin, you are probaby trying to converse with Speedball1 but started a new thread in error. Go back to Tom's last reply and just put you question/answer below Tom's response. He is on line right now.

    Bob
  • Jan 1, 2009, 05:41 AM
    kevin kerns
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    What brand faucet did you install? What model? Did you flush out the supplies before you installed the new faucet? When it makes this sound does it have a affect on the flow? Tell me more, Tom
    Tom, the knew faucet is a peerless, not sure of the model at this point. It has the single center control. It is the second one I've installed, same results. The supply lines were not flushed. The sound has no affect on the water flow. Thanks
  • Jan 1, 2009, 05:42 AM
    kevin kerns
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ballengerb1 View Post
    Kevin, you are probaby trying to converse with Speedball1 but started a new thread in error. Go back to Tom's last reply and just put you question/answer below Tom's response. He is on line right now.

    Bob
    Thanks for the help.
  • Jan 1, 2009, 07:26 AM
    speedball1
    Delta now manufactures Peerless. Is this your faucet? (see image). Regards, Tom
  • Jan 1, 2009, 11:22 AM
    kevin kerns
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    Delta now manufactures Peerless. Is this your faucet? (see image). Regards, Tom
    Yes it is. Thanks
  • Jan 1, 2009, 05:08 PM
    andrewc24301

    So what did you all conclude?

    My kitchen sink does that too, never paid it much mind, but since someone else brought it up... It too is a peerless faucet, although it has two handles. However the old fauced did it as well.

    I always figured it had something to do with the distance from the sink to the water meter, as that fixture is the furthest.
  • Jan 2, 2009, 04:04 PM
    andrewc24301

    Thanks for the positive feedback kevin, but I must say, my idea was only a guess as it puzzled me too. In fact I'm waiting to hear back from speed ball on this one.
  • Jan 2, 2009, 07:09 PM
    speedball1
    Quote:
    After installing a new kitchen faucet in kitchen sink, it now makes a clunking sound when turned on, which you can also feel.
    Did you flush out the supply lines before installing the faucet? You might have dislodged a bit of mineral build up off the pipe walls and now every time you turn on the faucet it gets sucked up and goes "Clunk". Solution: Flush out the supply lines. Good luck, Tom
    Quote:
    I always figured it had something to do with the distance from the sink to the water meter, as that fixture is the furthest.
    Sorry Andy! That ain't it. Tom
  • Jan 2, 2009, 11:47 PM
    andrewc24301
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    Did you flush out the supply lines before installing the faucet? You might have dislodged a bit of mineral build up off the pipe walls and now every time you turn on the faucet it gets sucked up and goes "Clunk". Solution: Flush out the supply lines. Good luck, Tom
    Sorry Andy! That ain't it. Tom
    You are the expert Tom.

    However, I tried to make a little video of what it does to me, and upload it to YouTube for you to see for yourself, however, I could'nt get the sink to "clunk". Even when running other fixtures. It only does it every so often. And my just clunk one time.

    However the mineral build up puzzles me because we've had CPVC pipe installed for 5 years now. And we've even had a brand new plastic line run to the water meter 2 years ago, so I can't see any pipe debris breaking off. Unless it's coming from the towns water pipes, which I know are still the original pipes, from way back when the town first ran water service out many decades ago.

    But it's still weird because it only does it in that one fixture.
  • Jan 3, 2009, 07:11 PM
    ballengerb1

    The minerals are dissolved in the water, they are not parts of a metal pipe deteriorating. Iron and calcium are most frequent problems in city water.

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