Article: Addressing water woes

GENE AUSTIN, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-25-2008

Addressing water woes
By GENE AUSTIN, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
Date: 11-25-2008, Tuesday
Section: BETTER LIVING
Edtion: All Editions
Column: DO IT YOURSELF

Q. When I turn on the hot water in my bathroom sink, the water comes out in spurts. I also feel knocking and shaking in the hot-water pipes in the basement. What's wrong?

If this is happening in only one faucet, it is possible you just have a clogged aerator in the faucet. If you are getting the same symptoms in other fixtures, including sinks and shower heads, and you have an older water heater (made in 1993-97) you are probably having a dip-tube problem.

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