How to fix a Kohler Barossa (and others) pull down faucet with low water pressure / slow flow.
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2018
- -- If This Helps You - Be Sure to Subscribe & Like!!! -- I tried all the other solutions and this is the only one that finally worked. I was about to throw the faucet away and get something else. Easy fix for slow, low water pressure, Kohler pull down faucets. Works for Kohler Barossa and other models. Troubleshooting and easy fix.
QUICK UPDATE:
Wow, I had NO idea this would be such a popular subject. Thanks so much for all the comments. Our little kiddos treat it as a huge event when I announce a new one - it's hysterical and much-needed pandemic fun! Since this video, I went back and - using the tip of a pencil - popped out the entire piece that was getting clogged. I believe it's a flow restrictor. All you do is take a pointed object and place it on the side of the clogged part that does not have the black rubber ring. With a little push, the piece will pop right out, ring and all. It will slide back in if you change your mind down the road.
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When the founders of RUclips were in a room together thinking about all the glory that would be bestowed upon the earth with their amazing invention, they had this video in mind. Just some dude in his kitchen helping thousands of people with a simple fix using his phone and a jar as his only props. Thank you good sir. There is a special place in RUclips heaven for you.
Well said.
Elliot freely admits that the video quality is horrid - he's right. This is also the most helpful video I've seen on RUclips in years. Thanks so much, like all the other commenters, I've been fighting this problem for a long time. 10 minutes later and it's done.
I fought with an intermittent flow problem for over a year. Thanks dude. Saved me 300.00 for a new faucet.
1 million points awarded to this man here! You saved me $300 and a world of aggravation every time I used my faucet. This was the exact solution to my Koehler Elmbrook low flow problem and it was brand new.
I have the elmbrook but my piece was black and didn’t have a removable piece like he is showing. Same for you?
THANK YOU! I had tried EVERYTHING else! This worked perfectly. You deserve every bit of praise you're getting for this simple video. Cannot thank you enough.
I have the exact same faucet and had two issues. I had low flow plus very low flow on the hot-water side. Using from what I learned from the video, I cleaned rust particles out of the white part. The flow was improved but the hot-water side was still slow compared to the cold-water side. I removed the handle and cartridge and found a piece of rust stuck in the hot-water orifice. I couldn't pull it out but was able to loosen it by pushing it in with an ice pick. I reassembled the faucet valve and handle and then removed the hot-water hose from the wall valve. With my thumb covering the spigot, I turned on the water to the middle position and was able to back flush the hot-water side using the cold water and found two pieces of rust about the size of a BB. The faucet now works like the day I bought 12 years ago. Thanks for the video!
The best handiman videos deliver fixes that work, this video delivers
Removing the small o-ring was my ultimate fix. Thanks for showing how to take this apart!! Really helpful
Came here to say this, but you did the job. Much higher flow!
Small O ring????? I used this fix, but still do not have the flow as it should be. Is there another trick???
So glad to have found this video. It solved my pressure problem and was such an easy fix! Kudos to the commentator who poked out that little part with a pencil. I did the same right off the bat because I really didn't see any buildup. Thanks again. So nice to have blasting pressure, especially from the sprayer!
Over the past few months, I’ve taken my faucet apart several times trying to fix my slow water flow. So glad I found your video!! Problem is fixed!! Thank you for posting!
Thank you for this!! Just had a new Kohler Elmwood installed and I was shocked at the low flow. I tried this and it immediately fixed the issue. Even with a new faucet, there was a ton of mineral build up! I appreciate you for taking the time to film and share this!
Mr. Hirsh, First off, thank you a thousand times over. My wife and I just bought a home after selling our home of 14 uears and it has been one thing after another. We are on a well and I had been battling mineral deposits daily until we got a double filter system installed and a new faucet for the kitchen. It worked great for about ten minutes before some residual mineral build up from the lines put us right back where we started. I have been looking for a solution to this problem and your video finally shed some light on the problem. Don't discredit you video quality at all! It is exactly what I needed! Thank you so much! Please upload more and don't change a thing!
Thank you Elliot!! I tried everything and this did the trick. Very much appreciated that you took the time to share this with everyone!!
Thank you!!! I've been fiddling with this off and on for a week now, following all of the steps. I figured it was up in that white part but I didn't know how to get it apart.
I just knew there had to be a way to get more water out of this faucet, and you showed me how. So thank you for taking the time to make the video. You made the difference.
Serious life saver, dude. I had the same problem, followed all the standard instructions, etc... and this was the issue all along. SO EASY and fixed it outright. Thank you!!!
They say not all heroes wear capes, but you sir should wear one at all times so everyone throughout the land knows of your greatness. I had already wasted hours looking for solutions, came across your video and within 10 min my faucet worked line new. Thank you.
THANK YOU so much! Mine is the new Kohler Trielle (same design as yours, I guess just newer) and I just installed it brand new. My little screen thing was perfectly clean when I opened it up, so I took that little o-ring in the middle out and it now has the pressure it should have. I looked at the screen thing carefully, and really didn't see it sealing anything before I took it out (the one in there was too big anyway), and there are no leaks. Thank you for guiding me in the right direction. There are no youtubes for the new Trielle, so your video was a tremendous help!
OMG!! I have been fighting this for a YEAR!! Thank you SO much!! This is literally the ONLY video I've found on this. Hallelujah & Amen!!
This was eye opening. We had issues with water pressure for the past week. Inspected the quick connector as shown (mine has clips on both sides and can’t be disassembled) and found a HUGE piece of rubber in it. Cleaned it with a safety pin and now it’s back to normal. Wow. Many thanks my friend.
I have been dealing with this low flow and have tried a bunch of different things. Today I was determined to just go and spend the money on a new faucet. Something made me check RUclips one last time and I stumbled on your video. You saved me a bunch of money and time. Mine was loaded and once I cleaned it, it ran like new. I can’t thank you enough for posting this video.
You just made me feel like such a winner. My kids think I'm so cool for fixing the sink. Thank you so much.
Thanks you so much for this video. My sink faucet was horrible without any flow. Now I fixed it my self without buying a new faucet. You saved me some money... It's amazing how something so simple can cause this problem...
Thank you for your video: your solution solved my problem that had been ongoing for months, and Kohler kept sending parts that didn’t fix the problem.
You have my gratitude.
I tried 4 hours worth of troubleshooting. Finally, I saw your video and that was my problem. Much easier fix than all the things I tried. Thanks!
Amazing!!! This video made my slow running water back to normal. Thank you!!
4 years after you made the video and it's still helping DIY'ers. Saved me a new faucet and and hour of contortions under my sink as well. Like others I tried other things including replacing the head -- button had failed anyway -- and the cartridge (only $14 through amazon). No bueno. Followed your video and like another removed the little o-ring as well. Works like new and no leaks so the o-ring must just be a backup. THANK YOU! I'd drop off a six pack if you lived nearby.
Thank you for posting this video! I was able to get the faucet running again in no time - I wouldn't have thought of the quick connect as the culprit.
Extremely helpful video thank you so much. We've been living with this issue for years and had no idea and it was so easy to fix ourselves
We had to buy a new faucet. We eventually still had this problem. We have a handy man and he was never able to fix it other than replace the whole damn thing. I’m in a really pissed off mood and didn’t want to wait for hubby to figure out what to do about it. Looked through so many RUclips videos, tried so many things and none has helped like yours. You have changed my life. I cannot thank you enough! Thanks to you, me, who doesn’t know anything about anything around the house issues, was able to fix the faucet problem that has plagued my family for years! Thank you a million times over!
I wish I could like this a hundred times. Thanks for sharing!
Just what I needed. Almost installed a new faucet. Then I saw your video. Perfect!
The amount of dirt was unbelievable! Thank you so much! Worked great!
You rock! Never knew that was in the line blocking my pressure with crap. Thanks.
Don't know why Kohler doesn't have this information on their website! We had no idea there was a second filter on our faucet, not easy to see this part behind the sink and it doesnt really say what the part is on the parts list. Not the same model as yours, but a pull down model also that has the same part. Your instructions were invaluable. We have had problems for two years and it was finally to the point it was so bad we were going to replace it! Thanks so much, it works great!
Your video saved my life !! I bought a faucet and brought it to Brazil. I had no water pressure, 3 years later and after many attempts by my husband .. I saw your video and I solved it myself! Thanks a lot!
You are my dude for the day! My faucet works again. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you! You helped me fix the frustrating slow flow problem, I could have never guessed where it's stuck.
This video has been a life saver. Thank you so much!
I was pulling my hair out trying to figure this out. We were about to buy a new faucet.
Followed the video for my brand new Kohler Mistos faucet. Found debris in the plastic filter for my spray line, cleaned it out and went from almost no flow to acceptable. Thanks for posting this, a huge help!
You’re the man! This worked perfect and got our faucet working like new again!
Removing the tiny o-ring solved it for me. Thank you!!!!
It has been driving me crazy!
Thank you for this video!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We have a very similar Kohler pull-down kitchen faucet that had the exact same low-flow problem. It was degrading over time and got very noticeable about a month ago. With lockdowns and Christmas holidays and all, we just dealt with it, but it got way worse in the last week. I thought it was a problem with the piping to the kitchen as our pressure everywhere else in the house was fine. I'd tried cleaning the faucet head to no avail and was starting to look at replacement parts. So glad I found this video! Our faucet has almost the exact same white plastic piece as yours, just different clip mechanism on the water-supply end, otherwise same issue - I had no idea that part even existed. We love the faucet itself and are very pleased to have water pressure now that we haven't enjoyed in a few years.
Thanks! AMAZING difference in my water pressure now. My wife will be super happy!!!
Thank you! I tried everything except taking that o-ring out. It ended up being stretched to block the holes, but now my sink is working great. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you so much for this video! I couldn't find a video for my faucet! Your video was so helpful and now my faucet is working so much better!
The suggested solution really worked for my situation! Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much! Just like you said this was the problem. It has been driving me nuts! Loved the video, even your kids in the background like mine little one. Thanks again
Worked like a charm! Easy job. Snapping the white plastic fitting back onto the copper line was a bit precarious as it took some effort and didn't want to break anything, but apply to steady Force until it snapped back in place. Surprising how a few small pieces of particle can reduce the flow significantly.
I also took out that small black o-ring in there to aid. No apparent negative side effects at this time.
Thank you Mr. Handyman at large!!!👍
Hey Elliot You the man!!!
Cleaning out the part restored pressure.
Thanks so much for this easy fix!!
Had to sign in and thank you for the directions Elliot. I recently had to cut the water off at the main water line leading to the house. Apparently, when I turned the water back on, the back pressure cut loose a bunch of sediment clogging up all our faucets and shower heads. I could not figure out why our kitchen faucet still had no pressure even though I cleaned out the spray head. That little plastic piece under the sink was the culprit! Appreciate ya.
Thank you! Just fixed mine following your steps , water is flowing great now.
I am so happy that I found this video. I also tried everything, flushed lines soaked the head. Took the handle apart etc. I had seen the plastic piece on the line, but would have had “no idea” on how to detach it without your help. Worked like a charm. FYI, theee was a small “o ring” inside which I removed and it’s working great.
Where is the small O ring? Is it inside the part he took out and cleaned. Mine is better but not as good as it should be
Great tip on cleaning out the quick connect piece there. There was some build up, but I also removed the little o- ring in there. With how it is constructed the only purpose I can see that it has is to restrict water flow and the faucet works great now.
Thank you so much for this video, worked like a charm! Probably saved me a couple hundred bucks on 5 minutes of maintenance, brilliant 👍
I've watched over 10,15 videos on everything else either succeeded or stalled and none spoke of this. I did this in 15mins. Been at it for two weeks... Thank you very very much.
Thanks for this, saved me a lot of time and trouble shooting. I disassembled the quick-connector and, using a 3/16" wooden dowel, popped the restrictor out and have left it out. This faucet has never produced good flow since new but now it's running at 100%. I have no problem blowing out and cleaning the spray nozzle and hose if they clog in future. Thanks again.
on my second faucet, just replaced the first one that was just like yours because the flow was awful....my new one the flow a little better but just did this mod and WOW serious flow now. Thanks so much for taking the time to post this, even if it was a little cell phone ish. :)
You're the Man!! Thank You!! This worked for me also!!
Oh my God! Thank you so much! Spent weeks trying to figure this out. This worked like gangbusters!
Great find! Thanks for saving my afternoon!
you are a life saver, saved me a ton of frustration and time, thank you. It is funny how a short video can make such a difference in people's lives
Nice work thanks for the info . Tried a lot of things your tip did the trick . Can’t believe how my water pressure came back
just want to say thank you!! I stumbled upon this while trying to search to see if that check valve was a flow restrictor and if it can be removed. I decided to just clean it per your video. I ended up having to clean both sections of the plastic quick connect (I used picks I purchased from Menards) I also had to flush the hard line leading to this quick connect, and back flush the cartridge, took some compressed air to it too. Took a few disconnects and re-assembles but FINALLY got it flowing great! I almost feel like its better than when it was new ha ha. Here's to fellas helping other fellas thanks again!!
Because of this video, I was able to fix my slow flow faucet. Thank you so very much. I do not know how you figured this out. Thank you.
Terrific find. Well done.
Just bought one like this so don't need the tip now but definitely worth keeping in mind.
Just did it. It wasn’t buildup that was blocking it but a small o-ring. Now it works great!
Thanks!
I was about to buy a new faucet then I watched this video and problem solved. It saves me $200. Thank you very much!!
Thank you for the simple, yet highly effective video!😊
Your video fixed the problem so easy and fast. I was ready to buy and install a new faucet that I just installed 3 days ago !!
I just bought a brand new faucet and installed yesterday. Low water pressure drove me crazy. I took off that connector and destroyed everything internal, using drill, screw driver, etc... an hour later, i had excellent pressure! Thanks!
Thank you so much for making this video! It helped a lot.
Wow!!!. Such an easy fix. I was about to call a plumber, but your suggestion worked like a charm. Took me all of 5 minutes. Wife thinks I'm the greatest again, LOL. Thanks for sharing.
My vote for THE most useful video ever on youtube. Thank You!!
Exactly what was needed, thank you!
Seems this video is still helping everyone after many years. Lol. My faucet has been bugging me like crazy. I just used this fix today and my faucet is good as new! Thank a bunch, Elliot!
Yep it worked great, after 1 year of low pressure, and in fact, i just didn't clean out that little piece, i removed it completely - didn't want to have to clean it every 2 weeks (after enduring this problem so long). Thank you Elliot.
Thanks for your post, it helped me from purchasing a new faucet
Thanks! We have been struggling to find it too. Doing new plumbing we thought it was it but didn’t know how to take it apart. Thank you
Thank you for this video. You saved me so much time and money.
You are awesome! So happy to have good flow again!
Many thanks! Replaced the cartridge to no avail but you're find was effective and much easier!
Getting in with the pin is huge. Great Video.
Thank you so much for creating this video and sharing with us. I was able to use it last night to fix my Kitchen faucet which had slow flow problems.
You are the best, sink guy! Thanks for making this video! 5 minutes and great water flow! Sink guy rules!
Fixed in 10 minutes. Great video--it's all about the information, not the technology. Thanks!!!
i fought this faucet 4 hrs trying everything
even bought a new pull down head
i watched your video took 5 min and done
thanks great you posted this it works like new
Thank you for this. I spent so much time trying most of the things you might have tried, and your video really saved me. 🙌
You, good sir, are a hero! Thank you!
Thank you for posting this video!!! I have tried about everything and was going to replace the faucet when I ran across your video...thank you again and I will be adding a tip cleaner to my tool kit..
Thank you for making this video!!!! I finally gave my water pressure back !!! 😀😀
Brilliant! Nice! I could not find a solution anywhere on the web. This simple video saved me time and aggravation figuring out how to disconnect the simple clip connector for the hose. Thank you!
Even the customer service guys don't mention this fix when you call them. Sent us a new filter for inside the faucet, but not a word about this sucker that was full of rocks! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks so much! Mine was a little different though. I had an o-ring in there instead of debris/deposits. Removed the o-ring and so much more flow now! Never would have thought to check that little plastic piece without your video.
Man this video was a life saver. Thank you!
Man you are life saver.. I tried 1000 things and this was the issue :)
You’re a husband saver I didn’t have buildup in the holes it was the tiny washer that was deformed just took washer right out dramatic improvement and no leaks thanks we had a plumber had said it was our building pipes and put up with it for five yrs
Thank you so much bro, you saved me!! i was working on my sink for days not knowing what was wrong and this video solved my problem
Fixed my problem!! Thank you!