I recently took ownership of a 1918 craftsman and one of the first things i noticed was when I turn on the kitchen sink it spits and sputters for about 4 seconds and then has constant pressure.
I didn't notice the same sputtering in any of the other facets.
However now I do notice that if you take a shower, the inital pressure is perfect but after about five minutes it starts to sputter...almost like an old car that's misfiring...and once the sputtering starts it doesn't return to normal pressure.
I am a total plumbing novice and don't want to DIY it but I also want to go into this with some idea of the problem before i hire a plumber.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
other notes: Normal gas water heater (not on demand) is about 7 years old...- generally h2o pressure is excellent...all copper plumbnig -- and all the way to the street
I didn't notice the same sputtering in any of the other facets.
However now I do notice that if you take a shower, the inital pressure is perfect but after about five minutes it starts to sputter...almost like an old car that's misfiring...and once the sputtering starts it doesn't return to normal pressure.
I am a total plumbing novice and don't want to DIY it but I also want to go into this with some idea of the problem before i hire a plumber.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
other notes: Normal gas water heater (not on demand) is about 7 years old...- generally h2o pressure is excellent...all copper plumbnig -- and all the way to the street