Posted 2013-08-27 3:22 PM (#154341) Subject: water pressure issue
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Posts: 560 Location: Mena, AR
I've got great water pressure in the shower, and bathroom sink, (both cold and hot) but it is pretty poor in the kitchen sink, both hot & cold.It was much better a few weeks ago. I took out the faucet in the kitchen sink and we took it apart to make sure it was not plugged up, and unfortunately is was clean. What a bother it was to get that faucet in and out. If my arm had been about 3 inches longer, it would have been a lot easier. LoL. My pump is under the bathroom sink and my hot water heater is under the kitchen sink. My water tank is under the couch which is close to the shower, then the bathroom sink. The Kitchen sink is across from the couch. Do you suppose it could be the faucet even though it is clean? There are some values under the sink I could turn off and run the water without it hooked to the sink, but I'd have to find a good way to contain the water or a hose of some type to keep it from getting everything soaked under the sink. Unrelated to the sink. I've been being really careful with my new truck. I was at a show this weekend, jacked up my trailer nice and tall to hook it up, then backed up to the trailer next to mine and put a dent in my tailgate. 3 weeks old. Why do I do such stupid things?
Posted 2013-08-27 4:39 PM (#154345 - in reply to #154341) Subject: RE: water pressure issue
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Posts: 402 Location: Valentine, NE
Ok, not the screen...
What about an an air lock in the lines? Would be unusual in both the hot and cold, but could happen. Never seen it in a trailer but have had experience in buried water lines.
Check to see if the lines' elevation changes (up, down, up again) unneedlessly. Air can get trapped in the up part and won't let much volume get thru. If you can change the line elevation, to more gradual, that might help??
One other idea- is to try to blow out the lines with high pressure air.
Posted 2013-08-27 7:36 PM (#154349 - in reply to #154341) Subject: RE: water pressure issue
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
You have two different water supplies to the faucet, the hot and cold. Are they both restricted, or just one side? If both are offering a low flow rate, I would suspect the faucet to be at fault. If one side is better than the other, it may be a pinched supply line. Have you disassembled the faucet and checked the sealing seats or discs for proper operation? Are the valves opening fully?
You can disconnect the supply lines, one at a time, and aim them into a bucket whilst running the pump. This will quickly determine the actual water flow available to the faucet.
Posted 2013-08-28 1:31 PM (#154387 - in reply to #154341) Subject: RE: water pressure issue
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Posts: 560 Location: Mena, AR
I took the faucet out and my husband took it apart and it seems clean. I will run the water in a bucket and if the water comes out of the hose at a good rate,replace the faucet. Water pressure was a little better after we took the faucet apart and put it back together, but not up to snuff. I do not look forward to taking this faucet out again, what a trial that was.
Posted 2013-08-28 1:41 PM (#154388 - in reply to #154341) Subject: RE: water pressure issue
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Posts: 402 Location: Valentine, NE
B4 you go to all that, maybe see what the actual pressure is at the faucet? Maybe expectation is higher than pump will actually put out. In our's, you can stop it with your finger.....and I consider that normal.
Posted 2013-10-08 10:17 PM (#155228 - in reply to #154341) Subject: RE: water pressure issue
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I am new to the forum, but I have a similar issue with the kitchen sink. The flow is less than half of the bath sink. The screen isn't the problem. I replaced the cartridge of the Price Pfister single handle , and flow didn't improve. The cutoff valves to both hot and cold allowed w ater to pass through when the pump was on, but not when pump was off. This is a 06 4 Star Outlaw. I am 2nd owner and bought it from an ad on HTW. Love the trailer, but not the kitchen water supply! I think I should check the lines supply before the sink and find out where the problem is, right? The other water issue is this; when you connect to city water, the fresh tank fills. There must be a faulty valve or the water pump maybe is leaking? Also the gauge for it reads empty. Thanks for any insight into these problems. I love this site, and have recently sold 2 trailers within a few days of listing them.
Posted 2013-10-09 4:51 AM (#155233 - in reply to #155228) Subject: RE: water pressure issue
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Posts: 136 Location: Watertown, TN
Originally written by Iguana lady on 2013-10-08 10:17 PM
I am new to the forum, but I have a similar issue with the kitchen sink. The flow is less than half of the bath sink. The screen isn't the problem. I replaced the cartridge of the Price Pfister single handle , and flow didn't improve. The cutoff valves to both hot and cold allowed w ater to pass through when the pump was on, but not when pump was off. This is a 06 4 Star Outlaw. I am 2nd owner and bought it from an ad on HTW. Love the trailer, but not the kitchen water supply! I think I should check the lines supply before the sink and find out where the problem is, right? The other water issue is this; when you connect to city water, the fresh tank fills. There must be a faulty valve or the water pump maybe is leaking? Also the gauge for it reads empty. Thanks for any insight into these problems. I love this site, and have recently sold 2 trailers within a few days of listing them.
Sounds to me like both issues could be related to trash in the lines. If there is loose scale or debris in the line it could partially block the supply line going to the kitchen faucet and restrict the flow. It may also be that there is trash in a check valve (probably at the pump) holding it partially open and allowing water to flow backwards through it into the clear water tank.
Posted 2013-10-09 2:30 PM (#155246 - in reply to #154341) Subject: RE: water pressure issue
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Posts: 560 Location: Mena, AR
If you've disconnected the faucet and you've got water flow there with the pump on, you likely have the same problem I did, and should go ahead and replace the faucet. I got my faucet at Home Depot and it looks and works great. I did have a problem getting it to tighten down enough onto the sink because the little horse shaped bracket they give you to secure it with was not big enough to catch the wood of the counter top. I had to tape a metal angle bracket to it before installing it to make the bracket big enough. Hope that makes sense. The tape was to keep it from falling down while I tighten it. The angle bracket made it large enough to catch the wood. On your tank, I agree that you likely need to look for a second fill location for city water, and not filling your tank. I had a trailer that had a single fill location and you had to flip a lever for city water vs filling the tank. I could never remember which way was which. :-) Let us know what fixes it.
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