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No Cold Water Pressure at Kitchen Faucet

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Topic: No Cold Water Pressure at Kitchen Faucet

Posted By: goombah
Subject: No Cold Water Pressure at Kitchen Faucet
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2017 at 10:48pm

All:

Need some help here.

Went to fill up and sanitize the water system, and now the cold water at the kitchen faucet won't run. Pump is on, hot flows just fine (activates pump), cold flows in shower/bathroom sink (hot too, with pump activating). Turn on cold at kitchen and just a dribble, with no pump activation.

Tank nearly full, tried city hookup to no avail either. Don't see a kink in hose leading from junction where cold splits off to bathroom.

Thoughts? Thanks!

Replies:

Posted By: Danielw1
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2017 at 10:57pm

If it works at all other faucets (check outside shower?) I would guess the faucet valve itself failed. Could disconnect hose on bottom and see if it flows.

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2017 at 8:58am

First check the aerator on the faucet (unscrew it right at the tip). Ours clogged up the first time we used our R-pod. There are at least 2 screens in there that will clog with tiny stuff.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2017 at 9:52am

Since the hot water runs OK, it's not the aerator. It sounds to me like the cold water valve isn't opening or there's a clog in the cold water line. If the valve were opening or there was a leak, the pump would run.

Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2017 at 6:35pm

If you really have hot water at the sink and cold water at the shower and toilet I think what I'd do is take the cold water faucet apart, like you were going to replace the washer. With that done, turn on the pump for an instant and see if water spurts out. That might clear any obstruction.

TT

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2010 176
FJ Cruiser

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2017 at 6:52pm

Originally posted by TheBum

Since the hot water runs OK, it's not the aerator. It sounds to me like the cold water valve isn't opening or there's a clog in the cold water line.

Whoops. Missed that detail.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost