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#1 PacificExposure

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Posted 27 October 2016 - 07:04 PM

Hey y'all.  I have a '06 Hawk/Kestrel with hot water heater, outside shower, and water pump.  I have great pressure when using the outside shower, but my faucet is just a dribble out of both hot and cold.  Pump clicks on without problems but just doesn't seem to be doing the job.  Thoughts?

 

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#2 Wandering Sagebrush

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Posted 27 October 2016 - 07:21 PM

You've got a plugged filter or aerator is my guess. I'd start by removing the aerator and checking the screen.
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Posted 27 October 2016 - 09:34 PM

I have had to clean my aerator screen a few times. If screen is good, check for a kinked lines
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Posted 28 October 2016 - 04:32 AM

As W. Sagebrush and Beach said, you either have a plug or a kink if you have any soft plumbing. You say both hot and cold dribbling at the faucet suggests to me a plugged aerator. Certainly a place to start.


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Posted 28 October 2016 - 03:39 PM

As W. Sagebrush and Beach said, you either have a plug or a kink if you have any soft plumbing. You say both hot and cold dribbling at the faucet suggests to me a plugged aerator. Certainly a place to start.


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  By aerator are you referring to the screen screwed onto the end of the spigot?

 

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#6 Wandering Sagebrush

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Posted 28 October 2016 - 04:20 PM

Yup... But, unscrew the entire aerator and check that end as well.
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#7 PacificExposure

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Posted 28 October 2016 - 04:28 PM

Hey y'all.  I was able to unscrew the aerator, and it was in fact the flow regulator (2 GPM) inside the spigot that was plugged with crap.  Now I'm back in business!!


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