Removing Hard Water Deposits From A Faucet Head 

Thank you thank you thank you! I just LOVE youtube for finding all you experienced people can impart your wisdom and tricks for all kinds of things. I was able to clean my screen in a bathroom sink faucet and now I found you to explain how to do the kitchen pullout faucet. You're the best!!!!!

I do not understand why this video has 129 thumbs down. This was straight to the point. Detailed instructions, perfect & understandable english and no added B.S. talking. Thank you for that!!

Thank you for explaining step by step. After watching countless videos, your instructions finally did the trick and got my faucet back to normal. You're a life saver!!

This was such a huge help! I've had no water pressure for a year and didn't know how to take it off and clean it. Thanks so much for the simplicity of this lesson!!

so happy to hear this. In the old days (aka when I was a kid and all you usually needed was a new 5-cent washer) you could repair things easily. But in today's world, we get sexy plumbing hardware, and we are usually advised to replace it - ouch! (My brother bought a fancy faucet for his powder room, and he was advised to buy a new faucet.) I knew I was taking a chance with my kitchen pull-out faucet when I bought it, but you have given me hope that the fixes are indeed possible even for a mechanical dunce like me. (There seems to be a youtube video for almost any problem! ) "I got this!"

Great video! You clearly and concisely displayed each step and explained the process. Thank you.

Worked great, thank you! I found this video after taking the sprayer off and letting the hose slip back into the faucet. I was able to get the hose back out by pushing it up from under the sink. However, the brass connector was still back inside the faucet. To get it back out, I wrapped the end of the hose in tape to make the fit between the hose end and the connector more snug. Then I pulled the hose back into the faucet. When I pushed it back out this time, the connecter came with the hose since the fit was more snug. Posting this here because I was about to disassemble the faucet if the tape trick didn't work.

Absolutely game changing! We have the same sink and have been noticing a significant decrease in water pressure recently. Now it works better than when we moved in! Thank you so much for this super informative video!

Thanks for GREAT information. I had researched before and all I ever got was to soak the head in vinegar overnight. Finally able to fix the problem.

Awesome - worked great for my RV kitchen faucet. Thank you!

You're a gentleman & a scholar! Thank you for the simple instructions.

So easy to follow and did the trick! Thanks for helping me fix this problem!

Excellent Video! Well explained, and gives the right amount of information. Thanks for taking the time to share

Thanks so much for your video. I actually had a bottle of CLR (surprise, surprise.) My sprayer was not able to be unscrewed so I found a small enough container to put the end in and let it soak. It worked great! Didn't have a bristle brush so used a plastic toothpick. Worked great! Now I don't get sprayed anymore, just a nice steam from my sprayer.

just what I needed to know in three minutes. Thanks!

Great video! Thank you so much! It finally resolved my problem. I knew how to remove the aerator for cleaning, but it was still clogged. The trick was removing the faucet head; that's where all the mineral deposits were. Faucet works great now!

Thanks! Did this and my faucet works great.

This worked great. I was able to use the CLR and completely unclog the aerator faucet head. Also 2 minutes and an additional 45 seconds worked great to clear it soaking in the mixture once for 2 - then putting on - rinsing and then doing it 1 more minute or so. Duck tape also needed.

Thanks for these great instructions. Worked like a charm!!!

Helpful for me because it shows how to take apart and clean the Moen kitchen faucet. Hard water isn't much of a problem but grit and rocks are. Pouring the CLR into another glass container for using again instead of dumping it for future cleaning makes sense.

New place has this type of faucet. Thanks for showing the internal hose speed! I'll give this a shot. :)

Purchasing a pull down faucet soon...our first. I was wondering if u ever have to replace aerator, but I guess not. You answered all my questions. Thanks for this video!

So nice to do for your wife and it worked amazing! I need to do this

Saved me a call to the plumber. My hot water line was clogged and once I cleared that the head was clogged up too. Thanks for the video.

I didn't realize that under the O-ring I had to pry out the screen with a little pick until I saw this. I was thinking way too complicated & thought I had to dismantle the entire hose head. Sometimes we need someone to point out the obvious. Thank you!

Great video with straightforward guidance

This is a GREAT video! Followed your specific directions and SO happy with the results. thank you!

You couldn't have made this process easier to understand. My wife is ecstatic now! What a gift you have given me!! Super simple and I'm not even handy.

excellent instruction, one of the best!

I just changed my hot water heater and lost a ton of water pressure in my kitchen faucet. I have galvanized pipes in an old house so I thought I might need to replumb the house. Your video helped me save some time on that future project. Thanks a lot!

this is just what I needed....thank you kind sir...

Thanks so much for the great information.

Excellent clean video very well presented

thanks from the whole household our sinks water pressure had been really bad for years, and found this and we did it and its like the day it was put it we used awesome instead of CLR, and it worked wonders

Thank you for this video. My mom's faucet was clogged also after we got the hot water heater line changed and i did exactly what you did even though i didn't have those tools. I used a toothbrush to brush off the calcium & mineral buildup and a knife to pluck out the rubber piece and it shoot out more water than before 🚿

Wow! Took care of my problem! Many Thanks!

I have to tackle this job on the weekend. Feel a lot better about it now. Thank you.

Thank You!!! We just replaced our water heater. Then, the water pressure came out so lame in the kitchen. I will fix this today! This is the best tutorial. I have done it once before, but reviewed, to be certain. 😊

I couldn’t figure out how to clean mine. Your video was the most helpful of any I’d watched. I also couldn’t believe I’d been drinking water with all that crude in the head. Thank you!

Thank you for this!! I wasn't sure where that screen was to remove the rust deposit and this explained everything so well.

great instructions, got mine clean and works like new, thanks

Worked like a charm! Thank you

AMAZING!!! Thank you!

awesome video thank you so much

Thank you so very much this truly help me oh my God I didn't know what to do you are a God sent I truly appreciate it thank you thank you thank you thank you

This worked perfectly!!! Thank you!!!

This is great. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

They put a new water heater in, and after I got no water coming out of the kitchen sink. Plumber said clean the aerator. And I didn’t know what he was talking about. Thank you sooooooo much!

Excellent tutorial!!!

Just what I was looking for. Thank you!

Will try this tomorrow in my camper. CLR may help. Thanks❤

I get full pressure with cold but minimal pressure with hot. How do I fix this? I've removed the hose from the bib to the faucet connector and made sure it was clear. I even switched the cold over to the hot connector and got reduced pressure (like 15% of normal) - All other faucets in the house have normal hot pressure so I know the supply is ok. Seems like the clog is internal? How do I clear that?

thank you king

Thanks so much foe this amazing video. You save my day and my pocket.

Thank you! Our pressure has gone to near nothing. Will be doing this soon.

Just tried this but didn’t have CLR I used white vinegar instead. It worked great. Thanks. Water pressure is much better!

Thank you for saving me! My faucet stopped working and all my super said before hanging up was “it’s probably dirty” and I couldn’t figure out Wth that was supposed to mean. Thank you!!

Wonderful video

Awesome 👍

I sent this video to my husband as a hint... LOL!!! Thank you for the great information!

Thank you for this video very informative video.

Thank you!

Great information this is exactly my problem.

Thanks for this I am gonna give it a try on my end to see if it helps with our faucet. I will reply to my comment with the results!

This worked for me!

wow helpful after all these yrs 😇

Great video

thankyou you saved me a lot of headeck

Thank you so much! I understand there is a small tool plumbers have to take apart the face of the head as well. I would suggest you include covering the drain with something in case you drop a small part like that o-ring or anything else, especially if it's the garbage disposal.

Thanks a lot ! I fixed it

Great video, but I gotta question... What if you can't press one of those 2 buttons, and you can't switch between them... How to clear them ?

Thanks👍🏽

Good video. I use an office binder clip instead of duct tape to secure the hose. A wire brush would certainly work well, but it can scratch the metal and leave marks on my oil rubbed bronze spray head, so I use the brush with the very hard, stiff plastic bristles from my wire brush set instead and the tip of a small safety pin to clear the spray holes. I just have one question. Why did you barely turn the water on to show low flow at the beginning and then turn it on all the way at the end? I was hoping to see a big difference at the same flow rate.

If you pour water through both sides of it and slap it back on it works. This guys method should be used if you plan on consuming your water.

Wow! What can I say? Thank you so very much for posting this video. I have had issues with my tap for over 3 months and was advised to use hot water , baking soda and vinegar but this did not work. I was almost going to buy a new tap for over $200 at Home Depot when I came across your video. Like magic, this method worked!! You saved me some money. God bless you!!

great and helpful video. Maybe add a disclaimer at the beginning to watch entire video first. I didn't tape down the tube thingy and of course it went directly into the faucet thingie and i couldn't pull it out.

Dude, you just saved me some buck$, Thx much.

Thank you for your video. I have the same pull down spray faucet. Hopefully I can repair it myself !

Yes indeed.

I watched the video and is very good. My question is, many new heads for faucets are available for less than $10.00. However they will not fit the hose you are using and mine is the same . About 16.5 mm. Everything they sell is called a G 1/2 , 20.5 mm or 13/16. I am having a problem locating a head for this hose and will try cleaning it.

What if the pressure is low only when using Hot water?

This video did the trick

nice

luv it

I pause.. made sure I like the video because it slipped up a few sec "miss handling " and I said yeah .. he kno what I'm taking about 😂😂

Hello..please help! So I have the same faucet and detached the head because my low pressure is coming out of the hose itself. I see a screen on the hose side which attaches to the head but it doesn't come out. Anyone know if this piece comes out or do I need a new hose? Thanks

I followed your directions, and the sink is working perfectly now. I took a picture to show you how it fits back together because there's a little gap I don't remember being there before, but perhaps it was. How do I upload photos here?

Cover drain so nothing falls down in it should it slip from your hand!

Looking for water filter for this same faucet u have it couldn't find it I try pur and also some other filter none of f them fits please reply which filter should I buy

What is the little pick tool that you were using?

This is good info, the only issue I have is it appears you did not turn the water completely on in the beginning of the video but did in the end. i am sure what you did improved your water flow but I don't understand why you didn't turn completely on in the beginning. Good info though.

Are there any other substitutes for CLR I could use? I don't have CLR..

Thank you! got a huge chuck of rust out, it was blocking the flow.

The small screen does not come out and there is no ring as well. Help!

How do u unscrew the knob bc mine is loose so when I close it water drips out…also I can’t unscrew my faucet head

great job! real scholar, what if we dont want to buy clr, any home made concotion you can use like vinegar? thnaks

I do the same except use a clip to hold the extension hose in place.

Hey man, I saw some live larvae in the faucet areator while cleaning, what is this? Is it mosquito larvae or something else and how can we avoid it?

Any ideas on a fixed faucet, I'm trying to avoid removing the aerator.

please confirm that the CLR will not damage/dull the silver finish on the spray head....