Help!! Probably a newbie problem....

[tmsprout]

Hello everyone, so this past winter was the first time our Airstream was winterized, has been in Florida until this past winter. It is a 2006 19ft Bambi. Dealer did the winterization. Got her out this weekend and something weird is going on.

Filled the water tank up and went to start flushing the system. Water flows out of the galley sink faucet just fine. Toliet flushes just fine. Sink by toliet and the shower just drips, no pressure. I checked the lines under the bed and all 3 valves are open. I do not see any valve under the sink and when I checked in our manual I do not see that there are any valves anywhere else.

What am I missing? (Dealer is closed so i can't call them, plus you guys seem to be much friendlier)

[Airstream12557]

Check your strainers on the faucets. Remove them and see if that corrected the flow. Sam

[jcanavera]

Just curious. I'm assuming you tried both hot and cold water? The thought comes to mind that you tested cold water at galley and of course the toilet. Possibility is you tried hot at the other sink and you have a valve in the wrong position.

Jack

[tmsprout]

As far as i can tell there are only 3 valves, under the mattress, all are open. Water just drips, not much of a drip even, for both hot and cold at sink and shower. Hoping someone will know of another valve that I am missing. Both of these worked just fine last fall and I can not find anywhere that is leaking before the water gets to the sink/showerhead.

[blmitch5]

There should be a shut off under the sink. There is in my 06 Bambi. Look back close to the wall red hot white cold.

[idroba]

I vote for plugged strainers on the faucets. Remove them and bet you will find them plugged up. Wash them clean, back in business.

[Bill M.]

My strainers have been so stopped up that water did not come out of the faucets.

[bbqmama]

Originally Posted by Bill M.

My strainers have been so stopped up that water did not come out of the faucets.

Ditto here - cleaned Them out and I had full flowing water nice again.

[tmsprout]

Thanks everyone!! Checked out the strainers and they were clogged, gritty pink stuff. Don't know if that was from the antifreeze or if there was already grit there that the antifreeze colored but all is well now! Checked the galley sink and it was pretty bad as well btu water still came out, comes out with more pressure now.

[blmitch5]

Originally Posted by tmsprout

Thanks everyone!! Checked out the strainers and they were clogged, gritty pink stuff. Don't know if that was from the antifreeze or if there was already grit there that the antifreeze colored but all is well now! Checked the galley sink and it was pretty bad as well btu water still came out, comes out with more pressure now.

Great! You might clean out the pump strainer as well. Mine was full of plastic shavings.