Kitchen Sink - Low pressure after the winter


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Flacht6

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At the end of last season, I blew out the water lines. Now my kitchen sink faucet has very low pressure but the sprayer has its usual good pressure. All the other faucets on the boat have great water pressure.

This ever happen to anyone else?
 
Yup, both of the above. For whatever reason, every year in the spring I get a build up of little calcium particles, in the aerator. I try to flush the system through there and the wash down hoses, as it's a pain in the neck to clean out the faucet in the head.
 
Checked the aerator at the sink, it's clear. and actually broken since I broke it taking it off last year :)

Filter at the pump is clear too.
 
The faucet is restricted and the sprayer is not so the common denominator is the entrance to the faucet, the cartridge, and the aerator. I suggest backflushing the faucet from the spout with air. Remove both the hot and cold supply lines from the faucet and blow air backwards to unblock the restriction. I use an inline water filter every time I fill the fresh water system for this reason. Good Luck
 
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