The title pretty much says it that's the TLDR version.
The water pressure in our guest bath has been bad since we moved in and the water would never switch over very well to the shower head and leaked out of the handle so I decided to replace the cartridge. Getting the cartridge off was quite a struggle but after spraying it with WD-40 and then soaking it in vinegar for 30 minutes and still not getting that thing to budge I resorted to smacking it with a rubber mallet knowing that what was underneath was the cartridge I was planning on replacing anyways. I finally got the cartridge out and replaced it with the new one but much to my disappointment the water pressure was even worse after I did this. My guess is that I have knocked some sediment lose during the fight (and maybe the build up was the problem to begin with) and caused the pipe to clog up. I think this since their is no difference in pressure between the hot and cold lines and I have plenty of water coming straight out of the wall to the cartridge. My thought for a solution to this is to get a drum auger and try to clear it out. Thoughts, opinions?
The water pressure in our guest bath has been bad since we moved in and the water would never switch over very well to the shower head and leaked out of the handle so I decided to replace the cartridge. Getting the cartridge off was quite a struggle but after spraying it with WD-40 and then soaking it in vinegar for 30 minutes and still not getting that thing to budge I resorted to smacking it with a rubber mallet knowing that what was underneath was the cartridge I was planning on replacing anyways. I finally got the cartridge out and replaced it with the new one but much to my disappointment the water pressure was even worse after I did this. My guess is that I have knocked some sediment lose during the fight (and maybe the build up was the problem to begin with) and caused the pipe to clog up. I think this since their is no difference in pressure between the hot and cold lines and I have plenty of water coming straight out of the wall to the cartridge. My thought for a solution to this is to get a drum auger and try to clear it out. Thoughts, opinions?
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