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Dennis47
Daleville, AL

October 11, 2007
6:34 PM

Post #4073002

I have a well. I have sufficient water pressure in the bathroom, but not the kitchen sink. The pipe from the well to the house is 1/2".I just had the gauge and the switch on the tank replaced. It is 50/30 psi, the water openers, hot/ and cold are turned wide open. underneath the sink. Why dont i have much water pressure in the kitchen? There is no build up. the water is clear when it comes out of the faucets. I also periodically burb the tank by draining out the water.
BackyardZoo
Poquoson, VA
(Zone 7b)

October 15, 2007
10:06 AM

Post #4084855

The first thought that comes to my mind would be the faucet itself. Sometimes older faucets will start to fall apart inside - so they still LOOK fine, but they are either not fully opening inside or else they have some sort of blockage (rust maybe, or a bad gasket).

If you can, disconnect the cold supply line from the faucet & turn the water back on while it's disconnected (Aim it into a bucket or hose leading outside). If you have good pressure there, then the problem is probably the faucet. If not, then there's a blockage or slow-down further up the line..
romsia
alaska
(United States)

December 6, 2007
1:36 AM

Post #4266794

First of all you should unscrew though kitchens faucet, there may be some particals in that. Remove particals and screw the faucet. Let me know how it helped you?

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