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Subject: 11451
Posted: 26 Jul 2020 at 2:22pm

This could get messy. I'm not familiar with the 177's layout. Can you access the back side of the faucet? If so, try removing the water line (turn the pump off and release all pressure first) and see if you can then force some air through from the front side to blow out any crud that is in there. If you don't have a compressor, a can of compressed gas duster such as Dust Off should suffice.]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:22:47 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=134439#134439 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : I found the screen on my faucet... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=134431#134431 Author: brandtjm
Subject: 11451
Posted: 26 Jul 2020 at 1:23pm

I found the screen on my faucet completely blocked. Once cleaned it worked just find.]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2020 13:23:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=134431#134431 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : We are getting our pod ready to... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=111803#111803 Author: cgarb
Subject: 11451
Posted: 04 Jul 2018 at 12:12pm

We are getting our pod ready to sell and are checking out all the systems. Since we dry camp, we never use the water system and discovered that after a short spurt of water nothing came out of the faucets. I followed you advice and took the kitchen faucet apart - lots of calcification! All kinds of grit clogged the screen of the faucet. Washed that out and ran the water for a bit and it is fine. The hot water faucet in the bath works, but not the cold. I couldn't find a way to open it up enough to clean it. Do you have to take off the whole panel around those faucets, taking out the caulking and hoping not to damage the wall? Or is there another way to get in there?

Thanks!

]]> Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:12:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=111803#111803 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Originally posted by Jenga... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=109174#109174 Author: Ben Herman
Subject: 11451
Posted: 13 May 2018 at 6:47pm

Originally posted by Jenga Jack

Wow! I just de-winterized and had the same issue as Happy Tripping. Shower/toilet worked fine, trickle from sink faucet. I thought o-oh, now what have I done? Before the cuss words came out, I thought I'd check the R-Pod Forum. Yup, someone had the exact same problem. Reading the possible cures, I tried the easiest one first and TA-DAH! Problem solved!

R-Poders, you all rock! Thumbs Up

Happy camping!!

Also worth unscrewing the aerator/filter at the end of the kitchen faucet. Mine was clogged and causing reduced flow.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2018 18:47:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=109174#109174 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Wow! I just de-winterized and... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=109173#109173 Author: Jenga Jack
Subject: 11451
Posted: 13 May 2018 at 6:42pm

Wow! I just de-winterized and had the same issue as Happy Tripping. Shower/toilet worked fine, trickle from sink faucet. I thought o-oh, now what have I done? Before the cuss words came out, I thought I'd check the R-Pod Forum. Yup, someone had the exact same problem. Reading the possible cures, I tried the easiest one first and TA-DAH! Problem solved!

R-Poders, you all rock! Thumbs Up

Happy camping!!

]]> Sun, 13 May 2018 18:42:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=109173#109173 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=109171#109171 Author: Jenga Jack
Subject: 11451
Posted: 13 May 2018 at 6:40pm

]]> Sun, 13 May 2018 18:40:58 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=109171#109171 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Originally posted by SubzillaMay... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107982#107982 Author: Happy Tripping
Subject: 11451
Posted: 23 Apr 2018 at 7:53am

Originally posted by Subzilla

May have to try this....our sink is quite dribblely.

I was quite surprised, all she did was hold the flexible line going to the spout, down under our 171's cabinet, and GENTLY tap the line multiple times as she shifted her hold to other points on the line.

Later, I am going to insert a soft iron wire that I have that just fits the hole on the spout in and see if that won't loosen up more of the deposit.

The screen on the end of the spout also needed cleaning, we did that first in hopes of solving the problem.

]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:53:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107982#107982 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : May have to try this....our sink... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107980#107980 Author: Subzilla
Subject: 11451
Posted: 23 Apr 2018 at 7:08am

May have to try this....our sink is quite dribblely. ]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:08:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107980#107980 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : And exchange that crescent wrench... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107953#107953 Author: jato
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 6:23pm

And exchange that crescent wrench with a plastic one, in case she gets mad at you! Whap, whap ! Ouch

]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:23:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107953#107953 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : definitely want to stay on the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107951#107951 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 6:10pm

LOL

definitely want to stay on the Little Ladies good side!! ]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:10:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107951#107951 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Other than filtering your water... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107950#107950 Author: mcarter
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 5:49pm

Other than filtering your water line, there is nothing in a POD to do that. Not sure where she was whacking, but PEX lines don't easily kink. In future would ensure you're using filters.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:49:25 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107950#107950 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Ok.While I was looking around... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107949#107949 Author: Happy Tripping
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 5:39pm

Ok.

While I was looking around for a length of thin wire to use as a probe, the little woman was whapping the flexible line going to the spout with the handle of a big crescent wrench. When the water was turned back on, a thin layer of grainy material was found in the bottom of the sink and the flow is now much increased.

Never underestimate the power of a big crescent wrench handle in the hands of a little lady!

So, I believe the problem is solved, but I don't remember encountering this previously in the forum.

Is it just our water?

Is there a preventative step that will avoid recurrence??

Thanks very much for your quick help!!

]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:39:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107949#107949 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : So I just unscrewed the unit that... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107947#107947 Author: jato
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 5:24pm

So I just unscrewed the unit that holds the faucet down, carefully pull up and the faucet comes off, you can easily see it there would be any obstruction there. At that point I would quickly turn the pump on and off to see if any water comes out of the white plastic basin that the faucet base fits into. If not the problem lies in the line between the water pump and that white plastic part, about 3 feet. Possibly a kink in the line, between the water pump and the faucet, actually check this out before proceeding to do the above. Hopefully you will solve this issue soon. Let us know what you find.
]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:24:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107947#107947 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Sounds like an obstruction in... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107945#107945 Author: jato
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 5:11pm

Sounds like an obstruction in the water line that may have lodged itself inside the faucet. Take a small flexible wire and push back as far as you can from the faucet outlet. I would try this first w/o the outlets open to see if you can feel any obstruction. If not, turn both outlets to open and repeat this procedure to see if the problem lies inside the faucet. I am going outside right now to check my faucet to see where else to look or to do next.
]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:11:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107945#107945 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Any chance that the valve for... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107944#107944 Author: Pete Brayton
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 5:00pm

Any chance that the valve for sucking antifreeze into your system is still open? ]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:00:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107944#107944 'bathroom' works kitchen sink doesn't : Hello.I have dewinterized, on... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11451&PID=107943#107943 Author: Happy Tripping
Subject: 11451
Posted: 22 Apr 2018 at 4:41pm

Hello.

I have dewinterized, on city water the bathroom sink and toilet flush clean water, the kitchen sink dribbles. Shutting city water off and running on water in our tank, the water pump motor works while we use the bathroom, then shuts off when the pressure isn't needed, just like it's supposed to. Opening both the hot water and cold water faucet handles, the kitchen sink still dribbles and the water pump goes 'on' only briefly every-so-often. I removed the spout strainer and the faucet spout still just dribbles.

I am getting good pressure everywhere BUT the kitchen faucet, hot or cold. I haven't turned the water heater on yet.

??The problem seems to be in the water line(s) between the water pump and the faucets for BOTH hot and cold water??

I look forward to your comments.

HELP!

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