March 18th, 2010
I put in a new bath room with a double sink and the pressure in the first sink cold water and hot water is fine but the second sink it is about 9 feet away from the hot water tank and the hot water will not work. when you first turn it on it comes out fast but then it goes down to a small small stream. By the way I am on a well system and the well is about 50 feet away. When I put in the new bath I redid the piping. I used 3/4" copper pipe and 1/2" off of the 3/4 pipe to give me more pressure , I have been told that I have a pressure problem How can I correct this problem. I would check the line starting at the shut off valve. It could be a bad valve or maybe it's blocked. I can only think of one way to check that and that is to take to take the supply line off the faucet and stick it in a bucket and open the valve slowly. If water comes out fine from there then you need to get into the faucet. Depending on whether it is one handle two take the valve out and see if there is an obstruction in it. Make sure you shut the water off before you try and remove it though. Moen faucets are simple to work on but I dont know what you have so if you can get that out and check it. The example of the hose from the other guy is great. If you are getting water with pressure everywhere but to that one faucet then it's obstructed. Good luck Sounds like an obstruction in the hot water line for that sink.big gobber of solider or some thing, If you kink your garden hose in the middle and then open the nozzle it will spray hard at first then go to a drizzle, close the nozzle and the pressure will slowly build back up, sound familiar. all valves open?Did you tee the 3/4 supply into two 1/2 supplies running to each sink, or did you run 3/4 to one and 1/2 to the other? Does the cold water work well on both sinks? 3/4 adapted to 1/2 should not cause a pressure problem; most sink supply lines are 3/8" after the shutoff valves. Is there a chance you missed opening a valve? Also, running both sinks at the same time should cause reduced pressure in both if they come from the same feed. Is this the only room in the house with this issue now? How is the kitchen faucet since the changes? Check the aerator/screen on the end of the faucet at the second sink for clogs or a chunk of solder stuck in the shutoff valve under the sink. Those chrome shut off valves have a pretty small orifice. same problem,plumber unscrewed screen from faucet, removed a wood chip, works fine now.They sale pumps for your problem, pretty expensive though. Between 500-800 dollarsLISTEN TO "BOBY"!!!!! It sure sounds weird that the only problem in the entire house is that one sink. If that's the case then you must have piped something wrong of have a restriction. That sink pressure should not be affected at all especially if nothing else in the house is running.
Anyway here are some ideas I can throw at ya without looking at the house in person.
You may need expansion tank system to accomodate your addition. You may also need a bigger pump, but I would start with a bigger expansion tank first then replace the pump. You could also try to put a few more pounds of pressure on your bladder in your current expansion tank.
You do have an expansion tank don't you? The bladder does have pressure right?
Check the pressure settings on your pump pressure control. This is the control that turns the pump on when pressure drops and turns it off when the water pressure rises. You might have too much of a differential.
Make sure that you don't have a faulty check valve that is failing to keep water from gravitating back to the well.
I would check all of these simple things first before I let some local handy man talk me in to buying a new pump.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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