Inside lines, town tried to cut corners a while back and water turned to a yellow glop.
2006-12-23 12:01:03 · 8 answers · asked by wdr31 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
appears to be supply lines inside the house, preesure at the meter is excellent, various spots in the house are good, but others are a trickle.
2006-12-23 12:22:51 · update #1
First I would flush the water heater, hook up a hose to the drain and shut off the energy source. Next, remove all the aerators and shower heads and flush all the faucets, if you have small appliance supplies[ice maker, humidifier] disconnect and flush. You could backflush the system by disconnecting the meter, install a valve on both sides, run a hose from the meter to an adapted faucet and flush.
2006-12-23 15:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you get the town offices involved again, check the aerators on the faucets. They will frequently catch the glop, chunks of lime and rust, whatever comes up out of the water lines, and sometimes can completely stop up a tap. I changed a water heater once, and all but two faucets in the house worked fine. The last two, however, wouldn't let a drop thru. We cleaned the aerators and everything was fine. You may need a small pair of pliers to turn them out. If the screens show any signs of lime or calcium buildup, you might want to soak them in vinegar, as strong a solution as you can find.
2006-12-23 22:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by Corky R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your talking about supply lines. If you can get a air hose to them cut into it and cut it again before it goes into the meter or the other side of the repair the town made. Blow towards the meter but beware if you use to much pressure you WILL BLOW THE LINES APART. If the clog doesn't clear almost immediately its hopeless. You will have to replace the whole line.
2006-12-23 20:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by panicbutton4562003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a problem like this in Las Vegas on some trailer homes in a park there. When I opened a few lines going to the park the lines weren't big enough to allow a pencil lead to enter. I went down to a few lines, some were clogged completely. Some partly. We put in a bid but lost. I bid replacing all the lines, the bid that won was for replacing only pipes that were completely plugged. When they were through they had little to no pressure, they asked us to come in and check but we were to busy.
2006-12-23 20:45:20 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a tough one. Are these the delivery lines where the water comes in? That's what it sounds like. Can you update this question and be clear on what the town did? Cleaning out supply pipes is a lot more complicated than cleaning out drain pipes, and you probably have to cut them in several places to gain access. More info, please?
2006-12-23 20:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'd need a plumbers snake-one off those huge wires they shove through to clear pipes.sometimes if the clog isnt severe dumping vinagar and baking soda down at the same time will clear it (together the two have some reaction that makes them bubble and fizz)
2006-12-23 20:08:37 · answer #6 · answered by cassiepiehoney 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If indeed the town caused this problem I would contact them to see if they can offer a solution.
2006-12-23 21:07:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
make sure you don*t have a low water pressure check valve
2006-12-23 20:10:50 · answer #8 · answered by Barbie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋