Low water pressure at kitchen faucet

[Karen M.]

Hi all,
We have a problem with low water flow in our 2017 19 Escape. We used the campground water spigot yesterday and all was fine except for very low water (both hot and cold) flow from the kitchen faucet. The bathroom sink and shower were a little slow but okay. The screen in the faucet is clean, and the screen where the hose connects to the trailer is clean. This has been an ongoing problem for us, but we bought it used so don't know if it's always been this way. It's not a big problem, but if there's an easy fix we'd love to know about it. We are wondering if anyone else has had this issue.
Thanks for your help!

[Iowa Dave]

Originally Posted by Karen M.

Hi all,
We have a problem with low water flow in our 2017 19 Escape. We used the campground water spigot yesterday and all was fine except for very low water (both hot and cold) flow from the kitchen faucet. The bathroom sink and shower were a little slow but okay. The screen in the faucet is clean, and the screen where the hose connects to the trailer is clean. This has been an ongoing problem for us, but we bought it used so don't know if it's always been this way. It's not a big problem, but if there's an easy fix we'd love to know about it. We are wondering if anyone else has had this issue.
Thanks for your help!

There is a screen just before the pump that gets residue in it on occasion. It’not
Hard to access and rinse out. That might be it. Do you have a backflow preventer and pressure regulator on your water hookup and is your blue filter a reasonably new one. I usually adjust to 40 psi water pressure with my adjustable regulator.
Iowa Dave

[Karen M.]

I'll check that filter before the pump- even though we weren't using the pump, I guess water passes through it?
Thanks for the information, Dave.

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by Karen M.

I'll check that filter before the pump- even though we weren't using the pump, I guess water passes through it?
Thanks for the information, Dave.

Good thought but the water does not pass through that filter when connected to city water.

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by Karen M.

Hi all,
We have a problem with low water flow in our 2017 19 Escape. We used the campground water spigot yesterday and all was fine except for very low water (both hot and cold) flow from the kitchen faucet. The bathroom sink and shower were a little slow but okay. The screen in the faucet is clean, and the screen where the hose connects to the trailer is clean. This has been an ongoing problem for us, but we bought it used so don't know if it's always been this way.

How many different places have you camped with city water hookup? Has it been a problem every time? Do you have the same problem if you but some fresh water in the tank and use the pump instead? Wondering if the campground water pressure could be low.

[jennykatz]

On my 2016 new e21 model the screen filter is after the pump not before ? Jim W

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by jennykatz

On my 2016 new e21 model the screen filter is after the pump not before ? Jim W

Are you sure? That’s strange. It’s there to prevent any debris from damaging the pump. It should be on the inlet side of the pump (between the fresh water tank and pump).

[tdf-texas]

Originally Posted by Karen M.

Hi all,
We have a problem with low water flow in our 2017 19 Escape. We used the campground water spigot yesterday and all was fine except for very low water (both hot and cold) flow from the kitchen faucet. The bathroom sink and shower were a little slow but okay. The screen in the faucet is clean, and the screen where the hose connects to the trailer is clean. This has been an ongoing problem for us, but we bought it used so don't know if it's always been this way. It's not a big problem, but if there's an easy fix we'd love to know about it. We are wondering if anyone else has had this issue.
Thanks for your help!

Below is a simple diagram of the water system.

If the bathroom sink / shower and toilet have good flow, most likely problem is that the kitchen faucet is plugged. In the cabinet below the sink, the faucet connects to the hot and cold water supply lines. I would check if the pressure is good going to the kitchen faucet - if it is, the faucet is bad.

[Rossue]

Isn't there also a screen at the end of the kitchen faucet spout? Unscrew that and inspect. Might be the cure hopefully.

[Karen M.]

It happens regardless of the city water pressure. But I'll check out the faucet lines; hopefully, we won't have to replace the faucet, but we certainly have time for these kinds of projects!
Thanks, everybody.

[Karen M.]

Yes, thank you for the suggestion. That was the first thing we checked, but no debris.

[C&G in FL]

If you are using a pressure regulator on the spigot that could be the problem. You might want to borrow or buy a different one and try it. A few years back I had a similar situation and it turned out to be that the regulator, which was supposed to regulate pressure to a max of 55 psi was reducing flow to somewhere around 25 psi, and if the city water pressure was low, it would even allow flow. While it may not be your cause and I can only say I was totally surprised as I had never had one of these regulators fail, a new one solved the problem and my flow problem was eliminated. They are inexpensive. If you are using one, it might be worth investigating. And as mentioned earlier, a blocked disposable filter if in use could cause a problem.

[padlin]

Originally Posted by C&G in FL

If you are using a pressure regulator on the spigot that could be the problem. You might want to borrow or buy a different one and try it. A few years back I had a similar situation and it turned out to be that the regulator, which was supposed to regulate pressure to a max of 55 psi was reducing flow to somewhere around 25 psi, and if the city water pressure was low, it would even allow flow. While it may not be your cause and I can only say I was totally surprised as I had never had one of these regulators fail, a new one solved the problem and my flow problem was eliminated. They are inexpensive. If you are using one, it might be worth investigating. And as mentioned earlier, a blocked disposable filter if in use could cause a problem.

I bought a new fixed regulator a few years ago, it only put out 30 lbs. I went back to the old reliable 50 lb one. I bought a gauge https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 that I can add after the regulator to see what the output is. They make adjustable regulators too.

[jennykatz]

Yes i'm sure the strainer is on the other side of pump . I was thinking of putting a small pressure tank and fixing the strainer on the other side .Only once did we have a problem with water pressure it was a clogged strainer from water algae forming in strainer .
We belong to a Sportsman club in Manteno Ill where you get elec hook up but no sewer or water .So we dump about every 5 days and replenish about 5 gallons every day but the price is right $10.00 a night

[Ian and Sue]

Check the screen on the inlet where you screw the hose on. If you have a kitchen faucet that is the pull out type there is a screen where the handle screws onto the hose.

Also you could try your internal water pump and see how the pressure is there, without the hose hooked up, that would help eliminate a number of items.

[Karen M.]

My husband located another small screen in the faucet that was blocked. He had checked three all together: the one where the hose connects to the trailer, one in the faucet where you pull out the extension hose, and finally, one in the head of the faucet. That was the blocked one. Easy fix! Thanks for all the help, folks.

[padlin]

I assumed, yes I know the saying, that the aerator screen was the first thing you checked.

[steve dunham]

We had similar issues with low water flow at the Kitchen sink , bathroom sink and outside shower faucet on our Escape.
The cause of the low flow at all 3 faucets was plugged faucet screens and a plugged up pump screen ( They were all plugged up with a combination of small pieces of a white colored plastic and some sort of algae )
When I read the OP’s post stating they had cleaned all the screens , I was baffled
Then my mind started to work and I came up with all kinds of complicated , far fetched solutions to the problem so I kept my mouth shut !
Sometimes your first assumption isn’t wrong , it’s the one that follow that screw you up .

[C&G in FL]

Originally Posted by padlin

I assumed, yes I know the saying, that the aerator screen was the first thing you checked.

I also assumed that it had been checked as Ross had mentioned it early on in the thread. The faucet screen is normally the first thing I check if water flow seems restricted. If it is not plugged, then I look for other causes.