I've got a plumbing problem that started recently. I have good flow (garden hose fills 2-1/2 gallon bucket in 20 seconds) and pressure (about 65 psi, by my gauge) outside. Inside is a different story . . . but different conditions as well, so I need help in interpreting and debugging.
At my kitchen sink, where the faucet is at the end of a narrow spray hose, I get one quarter the flow rate available outside. Upstairs, running the tub faucet wide open, I also get about one quarter the rate. Result is that the shower dribbles rather than sprays.
I first noticed the problem at the same time as I noticed my water softener not working properly. It was stuck in a mode that had the water running a lot; turned out the little motor that advanced cycles wasn't working properly. On replacing the motor, I still have problems with the device, and hope that a bunch of gaskets and impellers and so forth that arrived yesterday in the mail will fix things. But, while debugging the softener, I had to toggle the softener bypass valve so water went directly to my house and water heater instead of through the softener. Don't know whether this is related, except that I noticed the problem with flow after my fussing with the water softener.
So, any of you plumbing sleuths have ideas/suggestions/comments? I hope so . . . dribble showers just are not as gratifying as the real deal!
At my kitchen sink, where the faucet is at the end of a narrow spray hose, I get one quarter the flow rate available outside. Upstairs, running the tub faucet wide open, I also get about one quarter the rate. Result is that the shower dribbles rather than sprays.
I first noticed the problem at the same time as I noticed my water softener not working properly. It was stuck in a mode that had the water running a lot; turned out the little motor that advanced cycles wasn't working properly. On replacing the motor, I still have problems with the device, and hope that a bunch of gaskets and impellers and so forth that arrived yesterday in the mail will fix things. But, while debugging the softener, I had to toggle the softener bypass valve so water went directly to my house and water heater instead of through the softener. Don't know whether this is related, except that I noticed the problem with flow after my fussing with the water softener.
So, any of you plumbing sleuths have ideas/suggestions/comments? I hope so . . . dribble showers just are not as gratifying as the real deal!
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