Help please.
Wife heard a clunk in the shower and then the pressure in the shower wand was lower (but still functional). We have calcium rich water (as opposed to hard water, according to the water source it's not hard...probably due to lower levels of magnesium) but I'm not sure it would be the cause.
Steps I've tried:
1. Removed and cleaned the strainer in the shower head hose attachment to the arm. Few small pieces, nothing that would drop pressure. And doing so didn't solve the problem.
2. Diverter valve is leaking a little but seems operational.
3. Checked and replaced the K-304 PBU.
4. Soaked the showerhead in CLR.
5. Replaced the shower head (same waterpik model)
6. Flow to the tub spout seems normal (but I haven't timed it)
7. K-304 appears to be mixing hot/cold the way I set it (when I flipped the PBU/cartridge last year) water is neither too hot nor too cold.
Since performing all of these steps, the pressure seems a little better (not by much) if at all. I have no clue what would have made that sound. One thought I had was that something broke off the diverter valve and is somewhere between the tub spout and the shower head. My next step would be to remove the tub spout and do a visual on it to see if something was wonky with it. I should note that I had replaced the tub spout a couple of years ago because the calcium buildup was causing the diverter to leak.
Wife heard a clunk in the shower and then the pressure in the shower wand was lower (but still functional). We have calcium rich water (as opposed to hard water, according to the water source it's not hard...probably due to lower levels of magnesium) but I'm not sure it would be the cause.
Steps I've tried:
1. Removed and cleaned the strainer in the shower head hose attachment to the arm. Few small pieces, nothing that would drop pressure. And doing so didn't solve the problem.
2. Diverter valve is leaking a little but seems operational.
3. Checked and replaced the K-304 PBU.
4. Soaked the showerhead in CLR.
5. Replaced the shower head (same waterpik model)
6. Flow to the tub spout seems normal (but I haven't timed it)
7. K-304 appears to be mixing hot/cold the way I set it (when I flipped the PBU/cartridge last year) water is neither too hot nor too cold.
Since performing all of these steps, the pressure seems a little better (not by much) if at all. I have no clue what would have made that sound. One thought I had was that something broke off the diverter valve and is somewhere between the tub spout and the shower head. My next step would be to remove the tub spout and do a visual on it to see if something was wonky with it. I should note that I had replaced the tub spout a couple of years ago because the calcium buildup was causing the diverter to leak.
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