Submitted by bunnymama0926 t3_10nvfkk in DIY
I swapped out the bathtub drain, and now I have no pressure from the faucet. There aren't any aerators on the faucet at all, and the cartridges are practically new. It worked just fine until I swapped out that drain. The likes are clear. Tapped on all the pipes and all other faucets in the house work just fine. This bathtub is becoming my nemesis. I've done everything possible it seems.
That's correct. The drain grate/insert was replaced and bam. No pressure. I know it should not affect the drainage and feed, which is odd.
Both hot and cold are low, but only in the bath tub itself. The bathroom faucet is just fine, as well as the toilet.
We are on well water and the well pump was just replaced this past week ( the coupling was busted ).
I have not flushed the water heater. How does one do that?
So replacing the pump (I have a well) can cause a temporary increase in sediment. Do you have aerators on your tub tap? Unscrew it and check for a clog.
To drain your heater- kill the power at your breaker for both the well pump and water heater, then run the hot water until it's empty / cold. On the heater, at the bottom, will be a 3/4" threaded tap for a garden hose. Connect one and put the other end in a drain. Let.ot empty, turn the pump on to refill the heater, and empty again. Do that until it's clear. With aerator on the tub clear, flip power back on.
Replacing a pump causes a change down in your well, which can stir up sediment. Small amounts build up quickly. Odds are it'll be shiny (micah) or red (clay/iron). Report back down the road when you try it out
Thanks I'll try that. No aerators at all, but I think it's all a come and go. We've already had to fix the washer several times with the rinse timer and purchasing filter screens. Hoping this passes soon! Thanks for the help!
Are you referring to the little semi-dome mesh filters that sit between your water lines and intake ports on your washing machine?
Sounds like sediment issues with your well.
Any idea how deep the pump sits and how deep the well is- that's to ask how far from the top and the bottom of the actual water the pump sits? I spent a few years dealing with about every well issues one could have, so your situation pulls hard lol
Edit: where geographically are you situated? Do you have a dry season that impacts local aquifers and tables? If those are the filters you're referring to, what are you seeing when placing them? Get any silt after filling a tub?
It's late and my wife's and my 12th anniversary, so I'm going to get to bed l, but I'll check back tomorrow. Enjoy your night!
Our well is 220 ft deep. And I was thinking sediment too.
We are in southern Midwest, the Ozarks.
Not to ask the dumb question first and be that guy, but did you turn back on the valves at the tub?
š never turned them off but thanks for checking. I know sometimes that can be a "oh yeah!!!" Moment
Is it a tub with a shower or just a tub? Iām wonderful you accidentally bent the actuator to turn the shower on and itās partially stuck between tub and shower mode? If thatās not it is there an old linkage with a lever somewhere that used to activate the drain stopper?
If you havenāt flushed the water heater in several years probably better to just leave it as is. Some risk
I was thinking the same. But when I pulled the old drain out, it was literally just a corroded drain, and no lever at all. Just a crap ton of hair and blockage.
new well can often stir up sediment and that can get stuck in aerators and sometimes in valves. I'd pull valve out and check to see if any debris stuck in it...flush it out.
the hotwater heater should have a faucet at bottom. Hook a hose up to that and run it into a drain or outside. Open and leave open for 3-5 min
Is the faucet connected by a flexible pipe? Could it have been crushed or bent during the work?
The faucet wasn't touched during any work. The sediment from the well is most likely the issue
OrphanFeast87 t1_j6b2xqn wrote
Hey. I just want to clarify- are you saying you replaced the drain grate/insert in your bathtub, and now the water pressure from the tap is weak?
On its face, drainage and water feed shouldn't impact each other outside of a closed system (which a tap to tub to drain is not).
Is it both the hot and cold that are now weak? City or well water? Have you flushed your water heater in the last year? Let's see if we can get this figured out.