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Keep Your Faucet Gushing

If you are experiencing low water pressure at any faucet in your house it may just be that you need to clean the aerator at the end of the spout. This isn't a hard task but you do need to keep up with the parts.

 

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You simply disassemble the piece. Take everything apart and you can usually use a straight pin with some water to clean the debris out of all the jets. Get it good and clean, making sure to cleanse the screen as well.

When you have finished, then you are able to reassemble it just like you took it apart. The water pressure in the faucet should significantly increase after the cleaning process.

 

 

 

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Keep Your Faucet Gushing:  Created on July 1st, 2005.  Last Modified on April 7th, 2010

 

About Danny Lipford

Danny LipfordDanny Lipford, a 26 year remodeling professional, is the home improvement expert for The Early Show on CBS and The Weather Channel.  Additionally, Danny has appeared on such shows as LIVE with Regis & Kelly, Fox & Friends and CNN’s Open House.  His home improvement advice is regularly published in national magazines such as “Consumer’s Digest,” “Real Simple,” “SmartMoney” and more.  Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford, entering its eighth season, is a nationally syndicated home improvement show airing on more than 190 stations.  Lipford, a certified graduate remodelor, as designated by the National Association of Home Builders Remodelors Council, has emerged as today’s voice of home improvement.