Water pressure was fine until we replace our hot water heater.Now our water pressure is a trickle and is getting worse.

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Originally Posted by titanmom

Water pressure was fine until we replace our hot water heater.Now our water pressure is a trickle and is getting worse.

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First things first... did someone forget to fully open a valve back up after your finished the install? Don't assume... check and be sure.

After you check to see that the shutoff is full opened check the AERATORS at the end of the faucet spouts... could be clogged with sediment that got disturbed when you turned the water supply back on. Here, remove the aerator from a faucet spout and run water without the aerator in place. If water pressure is restored you'll need to clean the aerator and reinstall to fix that faucet.

You may need to do this at all faucets and may also need to clear the shower head(s) (remove and clean), the washing machine hoses (remove and clean screens, if present), and anything else that appears to be clogged.

Let us know how you make out, OK?

Mark

I will definitely check those items and thank you. I also would like to know if the problem could be from our air tank under the hose or if we need to prime the ,ines or something like that(we have a well).

Sorry meant to say house(instead of hose)

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Originally Posted by titanmom

I also would like to know if the problem could be from our air tank under the hose or if we need to prime the ,ines or something like that(we have a well).

sorry meant to say house(instead of hose)

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If you have good cold water pressure then its not that...

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Originally Posted by smoothy

If you have good cold water pressure then its not that....

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The cold water pressure is as bad as the hot water pressure.

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Originally Posted by titanmom

The cold water pressure is as bad as the hot water pressure.

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Make sure you don't have a main water shutoff still closed... that will be on the cold line before the heater... if you don't find any closed valves.then you might have to look at that.

We will check that this afternoon, thank you so much.

I'm thinking pump, What's the pressure gage reading? What's your bladder tank charged at? Back to you, Tom