Hi All,

First off, thanks Packy and others for the previous advice on the recirculating line. After months of working on the house, we finally got moved in and I had literally forgotten I put the recirc line in until I turned on the bathroom sink and hot water instantly came out. I'll make another post with a follow-up question on that.

My apologies for the length of the question, I figured I give all the details.

Back to my questions:
Had house repiped with copper
Water Softener (Fleck) - external bypass valves
New 40 Gal Gas Water Heater
Single story house with plumbing in unfinished basement. Split design, with one run out to shower, 2 sinks, toilet, another to w/d & last other direction to kitchen sink & ice maker.

I keep getting sediment build up in the bathroom sinks and losing water pressure.
I've cleaned the in-line filters and cartridges twice now, hooked up hoses and flushed out the lines, but they clog up again within about a day.

I'm 99% sure it isn't resin from the water softener, it looks more like possibly flux from soldering, or other leftover residue from the install.

I read a few online instructions on how to flush out the hot water lines by plugging a faucet at the far end and running cold back through to water heater drain. Here is one example: [www.mosbybuildingarts.com]

Couple of questions there:
My shower is farthest from water heater. Could I cap off the shower head and put the mixing valve in the middle and force the cold back through the hot side, or will that not work on cartridge type valves?

If not, then my next idea is to go to the bathroom sink, about 4ft from shower, disconnect the faucet lines and just bridge cold to hot with a hose and flush that way.

I can do the same bridge at the washer/dryer and kitchen sink and other bathroom sink if it's necessary.
I'd bypass softener, turn off the inlet valve to the heater, drain it, then proceed with the flushing.

What does the PLBG community think of this plan? Should it solve my problems? Any other ideas?

Thanks again for all of your help.

Jeff

Is your inline filter before or after the softener?

I do not have a filter except for in the fridge.

Anyone have thoughts?

So I flushed all the pipes and water heater a week ago. Everything has been great for a week. All of a sudden, both bathroom sinks clogged simultaneously, the kitchen sink is surging somewhat. What the he'll could it be? I'm on City water, have a softener but no filter.

Is it feasible that when my new water main was put in earlier last year that it wasn't done right? I've only lived here a few weeks since all of the plumbing was done, pipes, etc.

Let me know your thoughts please.

Jeff