Anr
New Member Join Date: Nov 2006
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Please can you help with this problem
The hot water just trickles out of the bath tap and the kitcken tap after a few seconds comes to a halt although the washbasin tap is OK.
Your help would be much appreciated
Kind regards.

Sounds like you've failed to flush and clear your water heater of mineral build up and now its been sucked into your system and is now clogging the tub and kitchen faucet. The solution is to turn the water off, open up the valves and clear the seats and/or inlet ports. To tell you more I will need t6he brand name of each faucet and how old they are. In the mean time let me show you how to flush your water heater.

For long life and fewer troubles you should keep your heater clear of mineral build-up by flushing on a regular schedule. Attach a hose to the boiler drain at the bottom of the tank. With the pressure on, open the boiler drain and let it run until the water runs clear. You will see a spurt of red,(rust) followed by white grains,(lime or calcium carbonate). This shouldn't take more then a few minutes. Do this monthly to keep it clear. Now flush out your hot water lines on ALL fixtures. Now pull each aerator and clean the screens. Be sure you put them back togather the same way you took them out. Don't forget to flush it out every month. Your heater will thank you for it. Hope this helps, Tom