Weird water flow problem... help!

[Desert_Captain]

Getting the Class C ready for our next trip (leaving this Friday), so after changing the oil/filter and air filter in the generator I decided to flush the fresh water system with a small dose of bleach. Added half a cup to my potable water fill hose and connected to the hose to our house and added about 30 gallons.

I turned on the water pump to run water through the lines and the kitchen sink spit a little water and a lot of air for a couple of minutes and then nothing. Tried the same thing in the bathroom sink with the same result, a little dribble of water and then nothing.

Here is where it starts getting weird. I tried the shower and the toilet and they both work just fine? I can hear the pump running when the shower is turned on but not when I open the kitchen sink valve.

Next I hooked the hose to the city water and got the same results, the kitchen and bathroom sinks put out nothing but the shower (including the outside shower), and the toilet all work.

The only other thing that has been done involving the water system lately was changing the water heater anode about a week ago and that went fine. The water heater tank is full and working fine producing hot water in the showers.

I took the rig for a 5 mile drive up, down and around a number of hills and curves thinking perhaps there is some sort of air lock in the sink lines but didn't make any difference.

Why would - how could the water system produce water, both hot and cold for the showers and toilet but not the kitchen and bathroom sinks? :hMore importantly what can I do about it? this one has me stumped. I'm sure it is something simple and probably stupid that I have done. The only thing I can think of now is to drain the tank and start over, the chlorinated water needs to come out anyway but any and or all suggestions will be gratefully accepted.

:?

[Old-Biscuit]

Good time to hit the Rockies!!!

Enjoy....and may a clogged aerator be your biggest issue :B

[GMandJM]

Desert Captain wrote:
Also a belated thanks to GM&JM, your explanation certainly clarifies. They must have been a little clogged before the anode debris as i have about 3 times the flow in the bathroom sink than I had before. Flushing the water tank was the last of my chores before our departure. Just have to load and hook up the trailer and bike(BMW), on Thursday for our run up to the rockies (New Mexico and Colorado).

Aww..thanks for including us. Have a great trip!

[DutchmenSport]

Desert Captain wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Remove the aerators on faucets and then open....stand back :B

Your aerators are plugged

OB you are da MAN! That is exactly what the problem was. When I changed the anode, I had waited way too long and there was a lot of anode debris in the bottom of the water heater. Evidently some of that junk migrated up through the hot water lines to the sinks and pugged the aerators. I just rinsed them out and everything is working perfectly.

Can't thank you enough for your timely, knowledgable response. I salute you sir!

:B :B :B

Isn't this form wonderful! Nice happy ending!

[Desert_Captain]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Remove the aerators on faucets and then open....stand back :B

Your aerators are plugged

OB you are da MAN! That is exactly what the problem was. When I changed the anode, I had waited way too long and there was a lot of anode debris in the bottom of the water heater. Evidently some of that junk migrated up through the hot water lines to the sinks and pugged the aerators. I just rinsed them out and everything is working perfectly.

Can't thank you enough for your timely, knowledgable response. I salute you sir!

:B :B :B

Also a belated thanks to GM&JM, your explanation certainly clarifies. They must have been a little clogged before the anode debris as i have about 3 times the flow in the bathroom sink than I had before. Flushing the water tank was the last of my chores before our departure. Just have to load and hook up the trailer and bike(BMW), on Thursday for our run up to the rockies (New Mexico and Colorado).

[GMandJM]

Check the aerators for gunk/debris?

If the flow is stopped by a clog there, the pump would not receive a call for water once the line is full to that point. Then the pump would not run.

Something in the line somewhere.

Outdone again by that Dang Crusty Biscuit and his lightening-fast replies! 😉
Well done, Sir. I salute you, too.

[Old-Biscuit]

Remove the aerators on faucets and then open....stand back :B

Your aerators are plugged