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Why did your water pressure go down after changing your faucet?
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∙ 14y ago
Take the screen out in the end of the spout. Lots of times, minerals or rust in the line will break loose when you shut the water off and work on a line and plug the screen. The new faucet may have a flow restrictor in it that the old one didn't have.
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Why is there a squeal as you turn off the water faucet?
That squeal you here is a very acute vibration that comes from the washer as it touches down on the base of the tap, it is normally caused due to very high water pressure.
How to turn down water pressure?
PRV
What should you do if your main water pressure is to high?
Call the water board, if you can't turn the pressure down on the boiler.
The water in a drinking straw does not drip out when you press te top of the straw with your thumb or finger tip?
It's a matter of air pressure that acts on the water. When the straw is uncovered, there are two forces acting on the water inside. There is gravity, pulling the water down, and air pressure. The pressure is about the same on both ends of the straw, but on the top of the straw, the pressure pushes the water downward, and on the bottom of the straw, the pressure pushes upward. Both of the pressures are the same, so the net force is just the force of gravity pulling the water down and out of the straw. When you cover the top of the straw, you block the air from pushing down on the water. In this case, the only forces on the water are the air pressure pushing up, and gravity pulling down. However, the air pressure is a greater force than gravity, and keeps the water in the straw despite gravity's pull.
What to do if the water pressure in your house is too high?
There is usually a main water valve that comes into the house, locate this valve and turn it down. Installing a pressure reducing valve after water main valve will allow for adjustment of water pressure to proper setting.
Why is there still a trickle of water in your kitchen faucet when main valve shut off - no trickle anywhere else?
Water is coming down from upstairs or it is back pressure from the water heater. If it is the water heater, it can come out of either side of the faucet.
Why would a faucet have high water pressure when first turned on and then quickly slow down?
Generally this is caused by pressure being built up from the water getting hot in the hot water heater. By code you should have a hot water heater expansion tank on the cold water inlet of the water heater to absorb the added pressure. If this is your problem, the excessive pressure could possibly burst your water heater. The faucet stem or cartridge or washer may be loose or moving and blocking flow.
Where will faucet water go after you use it?
Down the drain
What causes sudden pressure surges in your faucets and refrigerator door water dispenser?
I would purchase a Watt water pressure guage from your local home improvement or hardware store and check your water pressure at your faucet. If water pressure is greater than 40-45psi your regulator needs to be turned down where the water comes into the house.
Why is there a squeal as you turn off the water faucet?
That squeal you here is a very acute vibration that comes from the washer as it touches down on the base of the tap, it is normally caused due to very high water pressure.
Use the word trickle in a sentence?
I watch the water from the leaky faucet trickle down.
How do you bleed your water tank?
When your house is fed by a pump, it is fed into a water tank. That tank has a layer of air under pressure on top and water underneath. When you turn on a faucet, the air pressure forces water through your faucet. When your water pressure gets low, the pump turns on. Then the pump fills up your tank. Every now and then, the tank loses all its air and gets completely full of water. When that happens, you hear loud hammering. Then you have to bleed the tank by getting rid of all the water in it. You save enough to clean it. Hopefully, you can find the directions that came with it. If you can't, here is a procedure that has been used. You shut down the electricity. You drain the tank. You clean it out. You get rid of the gunk that built up. Then you close it up. You turn on the pump. The water that runs in compresses the air in the tank. That will give you the water pressure when you turn on your faucet before the pump kicks in.
Why does a stream of water get narrower as it falls from a faucet?
It is because velocity is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area. As the water runs down from the faucet it changes velocity because of the pull of gravity, hence the liquid will be narrower as it falls down the ground.
Why does Shower gurgle when faucet drains?
The shower gurgles because the water is going down the pipes.
What causes water to come out of shower when only the faucet is being used?
Stoppage down stream
Why does the water in your bathroom sink faucet flow water towards the back of the sink istead of straight down It just started doing this?
The mesh filter at the head of the faucet is clogged. Take it off, clean thoroughly and re-install.
How do you clean out the valves under the kitchen sink. I recently have low water pressure in the kitchen sink but no where else in the house. I have already cleaned out the screen on the faucet...?
When you took the aerator off the spout, did you run the water to see if it was full pressure? If it isn't full pressure with the aerator off, sometimes stuff gets plugged in the spout itself. Sometimes you can stick a wire down it and get rid of it.
