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To: Ilaine who wrote (43385)	12/9/1999 10:56:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<< take off my nightgown,>> That I'd pay to watch, badda boom. <<I'd like to see Congress dump the laws on faucet flow, as well as toilets>> Plumbing tip #2. To reduce flow there is a restrictor involved. May be a plate or just a smaller whole somewhere. I bought a shower head that I couldn't live with. One minute with a drill and it will scratch your itchy back. Does mine. Don't go overboard, just a little at a time works wonders.

To: Ilaine who wrote (43385)	12/10/1999 12:00:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 71178

CB, There's a little washer that you can remove to get the water flow up to speed. I recently bought a Moen faucet that pulls out from the sink(the kind with the spray/stream mechanism) and it was the same way, it seemed like it too a minute and half to fill my coffee maker...My husband took it apart and removed the offending washer and now it works great.... bp

To: Ilaine who wrote (43385)	12/10/1999 3:10:00 PM
From: Justin C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

When my faucet flow slows, it's usually because the metal filter just inside the spout is clogged up with debris. To clean it, remove the tip of the spout with pliers to get to the filter.

To: Ilaine who wrote (43385)	12/10/1999 6:36:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

You also want to check whether there is grit in the faucet screen. You probably have a screw-off head on your faucet with a little wire screen in it. If the screen gets clogged, there goes your flow. It's easy just to screw off the head (put a scrap of rag around it before you apply the pliers so you don't scratch it), take the pieces out, rinse them off, and screw it back on again. I learned (learnt?) this the hard way -- in my first house my water flow went to nothing, I called a plumber, he cleaned the screen and charged me a full service call and went whistling off while I sat there feeling REALLY stupid.