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Jim
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May 05, 2018

Strange water behavior...

'02 Winnebago Journey 36'

Water and plumbing tends to be a mystery to me and my RV has developed this water problem that leaves me scratching my head:

Turn the kitchen faucet on 'full' and the water starts out with a slightly lower then normal flow. After a few seconds, it's slowed to a trickle. Go back to the bathroom sink, turn it on full, and it's nearly full volume. And then the kitchen flow jumps up to nearly normal.

This only happens on shore water (and I have a 45 PSI pressure reducer at the shore water faucet). This park and all the others I've visited since this started happening a few weeks ago have had greater than 45 PSI.

I have one of those under sink filters in the kitchen but the bathroom faucet does something similar...when I turn it on full, is starts out full flow, but slowly reduces, so I don't think it's the filter.

No sputtering at all. Does the same thing with the single handled faucets set for full cold or hot, but seems more pronounced with the hot side.

Any ideas?
  • Remove the Water Regulator from the system. Then see if the problem returns. Doug
  • Happens JUST at 'sink' faucets....aerators

    Happens at sink faucets/shower and toilet
    City water inlet screened washer clogged or city water inlet check valve malfunctioning
  • Unscrew the filters from the ends of each faucet and you may find they are full of debris. The debris is not necessarily from particles in the water but can be from dried mineral deposits from the water through the years.