DUDE! You are the man! I am so grateful for kind people like you who take the time to post incredibly helpful tips like this. I had no problem punching out the restrictor from the housing on a unit I bought from Costco yesterday (9/12/2024) in Florida. Maybe the ones sold in California are not so easy to remove? Who knows?
You're welcome, i appreciate the kind comment. I think this is the best kind of information to share on RU-vid! It makes me happy when i know it's helped!😊
OMFG!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!! After 4 hrs cleaning the lines, aerator, switching back and forth I was ready to rip this faucet out and return it to Costco. I was pissed bc this was a brand new faucet! After I took out the restrictor, worked like a charm. Thank you sir!
It’s funny when you paid a fortune for expensive faucets, you’d get a slower, more restricted pipeline. You’d think you get a fresh, powerful jetstream to clean all your dishes after spending that much, but nooooo
This is the first ever comment on RU-vid and had to say Thank you! I haven't had this for 2 weeks and the water pressure was crap. I left the blue restrictor on only because of the hard water and how bad the debris gets, the water pressure still works great.
Your water pressure must suck. Just put ours on a few seconds ago and it works great. I made sure to flush it first. The stream after the fix in your video is super weak. Are you sure the aerator is not clogged or that your valve is restricted?
Just a heads up that it appears as if Kohler changed the design and this part will not pop out (at least not on the one I ordered on 6/19/2024). I poked and prodded at it as much as I dared without causing damage, but it didn't budge. Fortunately, I have really good pressure and it's not an issue.
The black quick disconnect screws off in two pieces, if yours isn’t coming off, hold the top part where the blue disconnect is, and put a small wrench on the bottom part and the bottom 1/4th will screw off. Then you will be able to pop it out
Okay, I revisited this and was finally able to get the flow restrictor out -- it was just in there tight. As I said, I had good pressure anyway, but it does appear a little stronger now and I don't have to worry about the eventual clogged restrictor.
@@lorihawkins3895 my first thought is just be certain everything is unscrewed properly or otherwise unassembled as much as it can be and try gently from both directions. Mine was quite easy to remove as they were just held in by small gasket rings. Without putting my own hands on it I can't be certain what the issue is. Good luck!
@@Mr299X I appreciate your reply. I believe the manufacturers are privy to people popping out the water restriction devices so they made them more difficult to remove. We just bought our faucet from Costco so possibly the the newest version is different. Good ole California! 😤
@@lorihawkins3895 that could be the case. 😐 My friends in the construction business have told me this thing is very much a product of California. 🙄😜 Sorry it's not working for you, it's pretty aggravating.
Make sure to unscrew the exit side first. There’s like a short extension that holds that valve in place. Unscrew it with your hand on the black side before you jam the screw driver into the blue side.
The black disconnect screws off on the bottom 1/4, opposite of the blue disconnect. Hold the top blue part and put a wrench on the bottom notches for a wrench and it’ll come apart so you can remove the restrictor.
