About speedball1 Expertise About me: My Plumbing Expertise: I retired from plumbing after a lifetime in the trade. all phases from service and upkeep to construction, both residential and commercial. I am qualified to do anything in plumbing from fixing a leaky faucet to drafting a set of plans for a commercial shopping center and supervising the construction. My last five years were spent as a trouble shooter for a large plumbing company. I took on all my companys complaints. I have been a expert on the plumbing page at Askme.com. In a field of 200 experts my rating was number one. You may also find me at Answerway.com and AskMe Help Desk.com. This is fun for me and if I can help anybody out that`s iceing on the cake. Degrees & Certifications: As for degrees, I don`t have any. Just a Journeymans ticket, but hey! How about fifty years experience?
Experience Life Experience? Hmmmmmmm! Ran away at 15 and joined a carnival, Navy at 17 Merchant marine at 19 I've had a hellava life.
Question I am a new home owner and we just bought and installed a new dishwasher. After finally getting everything hooked up we turned the dishwasher on and it worked. But, when we turned on the sink hardly any water came out. What did we do wrong?
Answer Good morning Debbie, You didn't do anything wrong, however in teeing off the hot line to supply the dishwasher I think you disturbed some of the mineral buildup, (pipe wall scale) and that is now clogging, (1) your areator screens or, (2) the inlet seat or port of the kitchen faucet. Try this. Unscrew the areator from the end of the spout and check to see if the screens are clogged. Remember how you took it apart, it MUST go back the same way to work. If the screens are clean then the clog will be located in the seats if a two handled faucet or the inlet ports of the cartridge if a one handled valve. You will then have to shut the water off at the angle stops located in the cabinet and open up the faucet to clean the openings and flush out the supply lines. To give you detailed instructions I will have to know exactly what faucet you have. The brand name,( a model# or style name would be nice). How old is it? One handle or two knobs? Let me know how you make out. Hope this helped and thank you for rating my answer. Cheers, Tom
