Comments on: Installed new water heater, now i have low/no water pressure in sinks? http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/ Blocked Drain Clearance Articles Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:19:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Malachi Regan http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Malachi Regan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:18:10 +0000 http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/#comment-59 bingo! take the supply line loose from the fixture and blow the gunk in the fixture back into a container of some sort under the sink. run a short piece of hose out the window and turn the water back on the restriction at the point where it enters the valve is where it usually plugs and since there is no restriction going to the hose it should pass. if it does plug up at the fixture supply valve turn off the water and run a wire down the line through the valve and retry. bingo! take the supply line loose from the fixture and blow the gunk in the fixture back into a container of some sort under the sink. run a short piece of hose out the window and turn the water back on the restriction at the point where it enters the valve is where it usually plugs and since there is no restriction going to the hose it should pass. if it does plug up at the fixture supply valve turn off the water and run a wire down the line through the valve and retry.

]]> By: Hezekiah Akhtar http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Hezekiah Akhtar Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:20:59 +0000 http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/#comment-58 The old pipes are probably your problem. I want to ask you if you replaced the line with copper and why not? if you didn't. These won't hold the lime and rust like the iron pipes. Mine were clogged and I replaced them with 3/4 inch lines from the pump and 1/2 inch take off lines, all with copper. I can turn on the washer and still take a shower with no affects to the shower or washer. Yes, it going to cost you a little if you do your own work. It doesn't take long or much to learn to solder lines, practice is all. Go for it. The old pipes are probably your problem. I want to ask you if you replaced the line with copper and why not? if you didn’t. These won’t hold the lime and rust like the iron pipes. Mine were clogged and I replaced them with 3/4 inch lines from the pump and 1/2 inch take off lines, all with copper. I can turn on the washer and still take a shower with no affects to the shower or washer. Yes, it going to cost you a little if you do your own work. It doesn’t take long or much to learn to solder lines, practice is all. Go for it.

]]> By: Heath 133 http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Heath 133 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:13:16 +0000 http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/#comment-57 The best ideal is one that you already have thought of and that is to back flush with air from different points in the bathroom, other wise I think you will have to replace all your faucet seals that will open the line and you can clean the rust and debre at the same time. The best ideal is one that you already have thought of and that is to back flush with air from different points in the bathroom, other wise I think you will have to replace all your faucet seals that will open the line and you can clean the rust and debre at the same time.

]]> By: Lorena Wain http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Lorena Wain Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:15:21 +0000 http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/#comment-56 your best option is to replace the pipes with something other than galvanized. I just did this in one of my properties, yea it sucks but it's the only real fix there is. I would have put in a bigger water heater too 30 gallons ain't much less money than a 40 gallon (for future reference) Take the aerators off your faucets and see if they are plugged, you might get lucky. Another option is to remove the supply lines from the stops under the sink and see if they are plugged in there anywhere. Turn water off, remove supply from the stop then open the stop and see if there is pressure. Open the faucet and blow through the supply line etc etc. 9 times out of 10 when you disturb/work on galvanized plumbing you loosen up the crud and it blocks up something. your best option is to replace the pipes with something other than galvanized. I just did this in one of my properties, yea it sucks but it’s the only real fix there is. I would have put in a bigger water heater too 30 gallons ain’t much less money than a 40 gallon (for future reference) Take the aerators off your faucets and see if they are plugged, you might get lucky. Another option is to remove the supply lines from the stops under the sink and see if they are plugged in there anywhere.

Turn water off, remove supply from the stop then open the stop and see if there is pressure. Open the faucet and blow through the supply line etc etc. 9 times out of 10 when you disturb/work on galvanized plumbing you loosen up the crud and it blocks up something.

]]> By: Kassandra Rawsthorne http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Kassandra Rawsthorne Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:56:53 +0000 http://www.drainclearance.org/installed-new-water-heater-now-i-have-lowno-water-pressure-in-sinks/#comment-55 Sorry, your going to have to lube up and get under there to replace them. Sorry, your going to have to lube up and get under there to replace them.

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