[kevin kerns]

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.

[speedball1]

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

[kevin kerns]

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

[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

[kevin kerns]

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

[kevin kerns]

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.

[speedball1]

Delta now manufactures Peerless. Is this your faucet? (see image). Regards, Tom

[kevin kerns]

Delta now manufactures Peerless. Is this your faucet? (see image). Regards, Tom

Yes it is. Thanks

[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.

[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.

[speedball1]

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

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

[andrewc24301]

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.

[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.