[gretchenk]

My husband was changing the aerator on our kitchen sink (because the flow became too slow) and it broke off with the threads trapped inside. How do I get them out? Second question- why after only 6 months did the flow become slow? (We have city water) Thanks, Gretchenk

[RickJ]

Push a washcloth up in there as tight as you can. Keep pushing until you've got material crammed up in there as tight as you can... then try to turn it out.

If this does not work, using a mirror, look up into the spigot to find the weakest/thinnest part that's left up in there - then using something sharp, very carefully pry it away from the edge. If you can manage to break a part of it free (be very careful to not damage the threads) then the rest of it will be a breeze.

As far as the slow flow goes, there are a variety of causes of this, none of which are a worry. That's why they have screens in those aereators.

Let us know how it goes in getting the old aereator threads out of there.

[gretchenk]

The end of the aerator was in there good and tight. Hence the breakage. Neither solution worked, although they were much appreciated, especially so speedily offered! We wound up using Lock-tite that we just happened to have. We had a flow adjuster that screwed into to undesired threads. We applied the lock-tite and let it cure over night. Magic. Thank you. :D

[RickJ]

Wonderful!