stupid question?????

[BogieGolf]

Originally Posted by InsideOut

Check your filter/screens at the faucet(s)...oftentimes dirt/debris collects in there and the water pressure seems to be lessened. The screen is actually blocked and water can't get through. Unscrew the tip of the faucet or shower head and clean them out...you'll be surprised at all the "gunk" that's in there, even using a filter upstream.

It may help.

Shari

Shari's right. After spending countless hours of plumbing repairs, replacing all of the faucets and the water pump, we would still find an occasional "treasure" that would block a plumbing fixture. The latest was what looked like a spring that you would find inside a ball point pen. Most of this crud came from our fresh water tank which has since been thoroughly flushed out and sanitized.

Sometimes we've had to remove the supply lines from a faucet because the blockage occurred before the valve, not at the aerator or shower head. This was pretty easy in our trailer because we installed new PEX fittings when we replaced the plumbing fixtures.

Our technique: with the supply lines disconnected from a plumbing fixture my wife turns the city water on while I catch the water in a pile of old beach towels. We just ran the water long enough to soak three big beach towels and that has worked every time. “Beach towels?” you ask… I’ve found this to be easier than trying to squeeze a bucket under the bath or kitchen cabinets.

A clean fresh water piping system, along with a clean city water filter element, has us with better water flow than our friends’ expensive late model diesel pushers.

Chris