The flow of water out of Moen kitchen faucet slowed mysteriously; a quick query of YouTube suggested clogged screens ... there are two. A little disassembly and some vinegar should do the trick and of course it didn't. A call to Moen brought a new sprayer head in a few days and a quick remove and replace.. Great expectations were once again crushed - now it was almost a trickle.
It occurred to me the problem was in the body of the faucet, where the cold and hot water mix. Backs to the wall the answer was obvious. Low water pressure (a pathetic trickle) at the kitchen sink is a kind of sick torture. $180 at lowes brought us a new fangled taller and very cool model. Now the question was who was the installer be? My adult daughter and wife said they would do it. I said ok first step after I used one of those grabber sticks to get the assorted cleaning solutions out from under the sink was turn the water off. My daughter quickly said "the value is stuck" funny but when I lowered my metal knee body down into the two outdoor furniture cushions and squeezed under the sink. I didn't find it all that stuck. Of course once down there I became the installer.. I beckoned "basin wrench" and it appeared in my hand - 20 minutes later the old one was out and the new fancy one was in.
Once again I have established my manly dominance over all things mechanical - bum knees and all. Yes I'd be feeling pretty smug except I keep thinking about that stuck valve. You don't think I was manipulated do you
It occurred to me the problem was in the body of the faucet, where the cold and hot water mix. Backs to the wall the answer was obvious. Low water pressure (a pathetic trickle) at the kitchen sink is a kind of sick torture. $180 at lowes brought us a new fangled taller and very cool model. Now the question was who was the installer be? My adult daughter and wife said they would do it. I said ok first step after I used one of those grabber sticks to get the assorted cleaning solutions out from under the sink was turn the water off. My daughter quickly said "the value is stuck" funny but when I lowered my metal knee body down into the two outdoor furniture cushions and squeezed under the sink. I didn't find it all that stuck. Of course once down there I became the installer.. I beckoned "basin wrench" and it appeared in my hand - 20 minutes later the old one was out and the new fancy one was in.
Once again I have established my manly dominance over all things mechanical - bum knees and all. Yes I'd be feeling pretty smug except I keep thinking about that stuck valve. You don't think I was manipulated do you
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