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George Frudakis

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small partical in water
« on: December 27, 2024, 04:39:02 PM »
As I turn on the hot water in the vanity sink. I see little rocks and small particles in the water. I turn on the shower and the kitchen sink and they do not appear. Does anyone know what the issue is and how to repair it?

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Re: small partical in water
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2024, 06:50:27 PM »
George
Do you have a propane hot water heater or an Aquahot/ hydro hot ?

What you may be seeing is hard water deposits ( calcium like that in a kettle ) that have precipitated out in the water heater and migrated through the water system
It will collect in the aerator of the bathroom and kitchen faucets.

If it is a propane  or electric ( tank type heater ) you can remove the drain plug and flush the sediment out of the tank , vinegar will help break down the
Calcium build up and aid in flushing out the build up
Remove the aerators and flush the supply lines.

Hope this helps
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Re: small partical in water
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2024, 08:46:05 AM »
Since you say the debris is specific to only the vanity sink, I reckon I’d work backwards from there by first unscrewing the aerator on that faucet and seeing if some contaminant has lodged there, and is slowly leaching off micro particles.  But that said, it may not be a valid suggestion if you’re not getting debris with the vanity’s cold side also. 🫤

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Re: small partical in water
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2024, 03:04:45 PM »
My coach has an Aqua hot system. Yes, it only happens on the bathroom vanity's hot water side.  You would think it would happen to all if it happened to one sink.

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Re: small partical in water
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2025, 04:48:26 AM »
Can you shut the vanity hot manifold valve off, disconnect that hose, and hook it to an auxiliary or other functioning manifold outlet, and see whether the debris issue halts.  That’s a step in tracing back to see which part of the vanity’s line is collecting stuff it shouldn’t.  It may be no easy task to get at or remove a manifold hose, though.  I’d expect the source to be between the manifold’s vanity hot valve and the faucet.  Hot lines seem to collect stuff more than cold, if washing machine screens are any example.

Additionally, in case that vanity is farthest from the manifold and maybe acts as an “end collector”, shut that valve off and see if debris shows up then at another faucet.  Something originally an aberrant part of the system may have sluffed off and lodged along that section. 

I dunno, I’m shooting in the dark, huh;  but this is one of those confounding head scratchers where reasoning seems helpless. 😵‍💫

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