Grohe quick coupling - plugged up

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Chuckaluck

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I have a Grohe kitchen faucet in a house with old rusting pipes (remodel soon!)

When I first installed the faucet, it had little pressure. After tearing everything apart, I isolated the problem to the quick coupling. Replacing that, I got pressure. (Theory: I shut off water to install new faucet; turning water back on knocked loose some rust.)

The city recently turned off the water. When it came back on - surprise - our faucet had no pressure. I just replaced the quick coupling again and pressure is now fine.

Is there a way to clean out this coupling? At $30/pop, replacing them each time is not the best solution.
 

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No way to clean really.
You can buy wye strainers for each stub out.
I recall drilling out a quick coupling in a pinch, but then your faucet will get rust ruining the even more expensive cartridge!!!
 

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Thanks for the reply. I found a YT vid where a guy took apart an older model but, yes, my model does not come apart. Will explore the wye strainer option.
 
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