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Air in water pipes question Kurt Gavin 07-05-2006
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Posted by Kurt Gavin on July 5, 2006, 7:53 pm
I drained the water heater, then filled it up, and all went well except...
the faucet in the bathroom has remained with very weak flow (hot and cold
water). All the other faucets are back to normal flow.

I guess it's air in the pipes, right?

What can I do to get the flow back to normal?

Thanks



Posted by tom on July 5, 2006, 7:57 pm
Possibly debris. You might check the supply pipes to the faucet, and
clean the aerator. Tom
Kurt Gavin wrote:
> I drained the water heater, then filled it up, and all went well except...
> the faucet in the bathroom has remained with very weak flow (hot and cold
> water). All the other faucets are back to normal flow.
>
> I guess it's air in the pipes, right?
>
> What can I do to get the flow back to normal?
>
> Thanks


Posted by Kurt Gavin on July 5, 2006, 8:27 pm
You called that one right.

The bath closest to the water heater, had its sink faucet aerator full of
precip debris. Was the source likely to be from the water heater? I left all
the faucets open while draining to allow venting.






> Possibly debris. You might check the supply pipes to the faucet, and
> clean the aerator. Tom
> Kurt Gavin wrote:
>> I drained the water heater, then filled it up, and all went well
>> except...
>> the faucet in the bathroom has remained with very weak flow (hot and cold
>> water). All the other faucets are back to normal flow.
>>
>> I guess it's air in the pipes, right?
>>
>> What can I do to get the flow back to normal?
>>
>> Thanks
>



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 5, 2006, 10:33 pm

> You called that one right.
>
> The bath closest to the water heater, had its sink faucet aerator full of
> precip debris. Was the source likely to be from the water heater?

Yes, refilling probably stirred up some sediment.



Posted by =?iso-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on July 6, 2006, 9:33 pm
Edwin Pawlowski posted for all of us...
I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

>
> Yes, refilling probably stirred up some sediment.
>
Ah yes, another sedimental story...
--
Tekkie

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