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Very Limited Water Pressure from Outdoor Shower

FerdFerd Member Posts: 16
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Has anyone experienced extremely limited water pressure from the outdoor shower (and fixed the problem)? With both hot and cold turned to the max, the best we can get is a little more than a trickle from the nozzle. This occurs when using city water, or water from the tank with the pump on. I've removed the nozzle and am still experiencing the same problem. In other words it is not a clogged nozzle. Thank you. 
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  • RollingBnBRollingBnB Member Posts: 322
    Remove base handle from hose and look inside handle. Should be a restricter washer that you can either remove or drill a bigger hole.
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  • FerdFerd Member Posts: 16
    Thanks, but water pressure is weak coming from the hose after I completely remove the handle/nozzle, along with the washer.   
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  • Sharon_is_SAMSharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,760
    Follow the lines and check for kinks.  Can you blow out those lines in case there is debris?  The outside shower pressure has been a frequent issue.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
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  • FerdFerd Member Posts: 16
    Thanks SAM. You inadvertently helped me fix the problem. Based on your suggestion I blew out the line, but with no results. Then, after pushing the hose back into the receptacle about two or three inches, water starting flowing with sufficient pressure. The times I have tried to use the shower I have pulled the hose out as far as it could go. I now know to feed it back a few inches. You saved me a trip to the dealer for a warranty service, which I was dreading.  
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  • Sharon_is_SAMSharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,760
    Sweet!
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
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  • 4ncar4ncar Member Posts: 1,072
    Ferd said:
    Thanks SAM. You inadvertently helped me fix the problem. Based on your suggestion I blew out the line, but with no results. Then, after pushing the hose back into the receptacle about two or three inches, water starting flowing with sufficient pressure. The times I have tried to use the shower I have pulled the hose out as far as it could go. I now know to feed it back a few inches. You saved me a trip to the dealer for a warranty service, which I was dreading.  
    So in other words, when you pulled it all the way out, you actually kinked the line in the  process...?
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  • FerdFerd Member Posts: 16
    I don't think that the hose kinked, but that may have been the case. When I pulled it out on three separate occasions I tugged pretty hard on the hose and turned it around a bit to work out any kinks that might have been there. It may have something to do with the hose fully extended not allowing a sufficient amount of water to be pulled from the reservoir (?). 
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  • dsfdogsdsfdogs Member Posts: 605
    I've had the same problem. Thanks for the info. I'll check under the seat to see how the hose is positioned.
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