Kitchen faucet strainer clogged with rubber/plastic?

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derwoodkirkwood

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Anyone ever hear of this: last week the kitchen faucet flow reduced to a trickle--the faucet is American Standard cartridge type--it has braided steel supply lines attached to cut off valves under sink--from the valves to the city water supply, it is all copper. When i took the cartridge out, I found a piece of what looked like rubber stuck in one of the supply holes--then i discovered the strainer was jam clogged with similar particles--black, small like pebbles, some pieces a bit bigger--and jagged. The pieces are so small it is hard to say had they are, but they do seem to be rubber when i press w/ fingernail

Is it possible the hose in the braided steel supply lines has started disintegrating?

I can't figure any other explanation for where the debris is coming from--no other fixture in the house has the problem, so it doesn't seem to be in the water supply in general. But, it also seems far fetched that a hose would start to disintegrate.

I replaced everything, faucet and hoses, but it bothers me not knowing what caused it--any ideas?
 

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It could be the supply hoses. As a precaution, I might replace them.
 

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(I am not a plumber). I had this happen with some old multi-turn stop valves under the bathroom sink. They had not been closed in years. I tried to close them and the water would not turn off completely. When I turned everything back on the flow was restricted. I found what looked like rubber debris in the faucet strainer and in the faucet on/off valve.
 

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On the hot side I often have problems with the rubber washer breaking up.

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Yeah this just happened to me. Kitchen style faucet with pullout sprayer clogged with what appears to be pieces of a thin rubber glove. See pic below. I had to remove spray handle and clear this twice in 2 days...
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