How to Fix Slow Water Flow in a Waterfall Faucet

[@jvon0311]

Some heroes don’t wear capes... they make KZbin videos! Thanks for posting 👊🏼

[@JRBerberich]

Thanks for the video. Mineral deposits had my plastic flow restrictor permanently stuck, but leaving it in the faucet and brushing it out with a pipe cleaner and toothpick fixed it.

[@euv921]

Thank you so much for the video. I own a Vigo faucet and have searched for months on fixing the slow water issue. This really works!!!

[@prmcollin]

Your comment made my day.

[@deepsubmicron]

Excellent and very useful video on addressing low flow! Easy to follow and fixed my problem in about 5 minutes with the help of your video- thank you!!

[@TheCharleslam]

Thanks Colin. Excellent video. This is very helpful and it saved me the effort of calling Vigo support or returning the product. I also like to add to your video that mine (bought in March 2022) came with an O-ring placed inside the white plastic reducer. I also removed the O-ring and the flow was powerful now. much appreciated!

[@prmcollin]

So happy to hear that! Thanks for the input as well.

[@michaelspano4039]

Wow, thank you so much for posting this! Much easier than I anticipated.

[@solanomrt]

Thank you so much for this video. I was breaking my head as to what was the issue and mine is a new faucet. All is good now. Thanks again buddy, I appreciate it.

[@prmcollin]

Glad it helped. Very frustrating aint it!

[@davidsmith2658]

I too thank you. I took the stupid faucet apart 10 times (trying different things) but never even knew that little plastic piece was the problem!! Once I cleaned that out, it flowed perfectly!!

[@prmcollin]

Awesome! So glad I made it now.

[@gallopr]

I have the exact faucet and you literally saved my day. Got an old house and got a bunch of junk in my water lines

[@larshthecasualmechwarrior4123]

This is perfect! I just bought a used facuet, and noticed it was running slow. I'll be doing this tonight.

[@dennisnielsen4010]

I will share my experience with this. My old house had been mostly replumbed except for the supply to the upstairs bath. I installed a Vigo waterfall faucet and with the flow restrictors in place but it ran too slowly. Took the restrictors out and it was better but still very slow. A few years later we re-did the plumbing to that bath. Then the water shot out of the faucet and climbed the far side of the vessel sink and onto the floor. Tried putting the restrictors back in but wasn’t happy with the still greatly reduced flow so I took them back out. If you have good water pressure and kids, you might want to leave the restrictors in. If you’re cautious when turning the water on you should be OK with them out. Vigo make a higher flow restrictor (1.8 vs 1.2) but I don’t feel like hassling with it.

[@JCoversH]

You have no idea how helpful this was!!! I’ve been searching for a fix for a long time. You the REAL mvp!!

[@skinnysylvie9909]

Thank you so much Collin!!! Will give it a shot on my bathroom faucet.

[@cyprinut]

Bravo. I have a completely different brand, but it was the same inside. I failed to heed my plumber friend, who told me whenever installing these on a new or otherwise repaired line to install a hose and run the water into a bucket before hooking up each line. I had a little copper bit in mine from cutting the line to replace the shutoff.

[@miguelxavierpereira7762]

Hi have 2 waterfall faucet brand Hansa and the 2 have the same problem, slow water fall. Thank for the tutorial! very useful. When i repair mine Hansa faucet I will make the video of disassemble and repair of it.

[@felixa8607]

Can you leave out the restrictor since it will continue to get clogged?

[@dangurvich2811]

Thank you! Would have been lost without this video. Worked like a charm.

[@fettered1]

Thank you for the video. There are very few references online and this fixed my problem.

[@marcuspratt8345]

Awesome. Thanks man

[@gavin6804]

Great video. Thank you so much. I'm glad to have learned that first collar was removable, as mine was bloody tight! Thanks again, Collin.

[@prmcollin]

Gavin awesome. Glad it helped!

[@dertbv]

Thank you for this video. It drove me crazy on the flow. Now it is fantastic!

[@marcusarilus]

Thank you Collin your video was a great guide to fixing this problem .

[@thomasweir2834]

You just saved me £100 plumber call out!! Thanks very much!

[@MrDave_405]

This is Dude Stuff. Thanks for the walk through. 🤘

[@prmcollin]

@@MrDave_405 Dude

[@RebeccaWife1Mom4]

Thank you so much! Super helpful! I now have water flow.

[@MatiasHeinrich1]

Thanks so much for putting this video together. Really appreciate that.

[@lighting_DaSky]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to see. We have the same issue!

[@williamchristie7365]

Excellent video. Very well done! Thank you.

[@melaniesaechao1788]

Thank you so much for this video!!! We had the exact same problem and your method worked!!

[@timbullock2628]

This is fantastic, i had exactly the same issue and this fixed it, thanks

[@oolund]

Saved me from returning. Thanks!

[@Peterey10]

Fix worked great. Thank you!

[@atonesir]

@Collin Bustanoby Any idea where to get a replacement plastic flow restrictor? I mangled mine taking it out and unless I dial the supply way down, water flies out without it!

[@prmcollin]

What brand? They probably have replacement parts on their website. Good Luck!

[@josephflanigan7637]

This was a great help! Thank you.

[@HUFF-N-PUFF-2024]

Awesome!! I wonder what would happen if we ran faucet without restriction lol

[@prmcollin]

Same! I probably will take mine out next time but the sink I have is shallow and I don’t want hand washing to turn the countertop into a swamp lol

[@arielrodriguez975]

The piece that was dirty is it necessary to place it back in?

[@prmcollin]

I don’t even think it’s necessary. My guess is that the manufacturer uses them to meet a gallons per minute limit for water consumption.

[@zombunnyco]

Thank you so much This video was super helpful

[@s.l.6863]

Thanks so much for this video!!! You saved me so much time and energy. I have a quick question: You popped the top part off with an Allen wrench so effortlessly, but I do not see or understand how to do that on mine. Does yours have a little circle in the front?

[@prmcollin]

Yes mine has a little circle in the front. There is a plug that covers the hole. You'll need to take that out. hope that helps :)

[@vroooom]

@@prmcollin how did you get the plug off without damaging the finish of the faucet?

[@pav688]

Mine has a little Red/Blue plug over the Allen screw that has to be pryed out

[@JRBerberich]

My faucet is stainless steel with a stainless steel circle plug. It is hard to remove. I used an exacto knife blade to pry the plug forward, pushing on the side of the plug. Wear some safety glasses and try not to snap the blade.

[@jjc6776]

I'm pretty handy and followed your directions but still getting low water pressure. Any thoughts?

[@prmcollin]

Sediment can build up in the shut-off valves too. I also had to repeat the process a few times to allow all of the debris to pass through. it's about time I do it again actually.

[@pav688]

Just what I was looking for! Thank you. Why can't you just remove that flow restrictor?

[@prmcollin]

I don’t see a problem with it.

[@pav688]

So it is OK to remove@@prmcollinit?

[@prmcollin]

Try it and if the flow is too much for you put it back in :)

[@Tolohtony]

My problem was filter screens at the water hose connection of the faucet.

[@deadlazlo]

Hey Collin, thanks for this video. I have a slightly different Version. It appears my pink aerator has a gasket inside, which seems too restrictive. Did yours have a gasket in the aerator?

[@prmcollin]

Yeah, the O-Ring broke on mine but it doesn’t even do anything so its fine.

[@deadlazlo]

@@prmcollin I ended up removing the gasket. Works like a charm now!

[@gibbsjd]

my waterfall faucets are brand new and have restricted hot water flow, so this doesnt seem like it would be the issue? is there an adjustment?

[@prmcollin]

Mine were brand new too. If you have recently done plumbing changes to an older system the chances are good that there is sediment broken free and drifting through the pipes. That will get caught as soon as you let your new fixture flow. Some people have mentioned just taking out the little plastic insert and I don’t see any reason that would be a problem.

[@karrieotype]

Hi! I have low water flow on my waterfall faucet. I found the water restrictor and it looks clogged, but it won’t come out. Do you have recommendations on how to pop it out? I used a needle nose plier and it feels super stuck in there

[@kathrynmcgirl3928]

I have the same issue! It's like it's glued in!

[@prmcollin]

Eyeglass screwdriver will get it I bet.

[@ritarushing3274]

my water restrictor is stuck and won't come out. I have a new one to put in its place. Good thing because I've destroyed the one in place. I can't get it fully removed. Help!! I've used needle nose pliers and an eyeglass screwdriver as you suggested. This faucet was installed about 13 years ago. I used a hammer and screwdriver to knock out the restrictor. Put the faucet back together and still have restricted hot water. The cold water works great. Ugh...

[@prmcollin]

@@ritarushing3274 If the faucet is that old the restrictor might be held in by deposits. You could try some of that CLR to break it up. (Calcium Lime Rust)

[@nychris2007]

I have a brand new vigo faucet that flows slower than the previous faucet on a non vessel sink. Will this fix the issue since it’s new??

[@prmcollin]

Mine was new out of the box and immediately clogged up with debris. As long as your new faucet is the same design the steps in this video will probably work.

[@Hoodville13]

What the little rubber part called? Mine broke durinh me trying to take it out

[@prmcollin]

It’s probably called an O-Ring. It seems to not do anything in this faucet.

[@whoknows4644]

Can you just leave the restrictor out?

[@nateroo]

just curious if there's a reason to put that flow restrictor back in? when you say you put the valve back in and ran some water through, was it flowing more water or too much water without the restrictor? i'm asking because in another vid where the homeowner had very low flow in all his faucets (all same faucets), he simply removed the restrictor and he had a more forceful flow. so i'm replacing all my faucets and was considering just removing the restrictor before installing. any thought on that? Thanx for sharing this, very informative.

[@prmcollin]

10 months later I can’t remember it being too crazy without the restrictor. Good question :)

[@MegaTommyn]

this saved me big time!

[@andykline1933]

Do you need the valve restricter?

[@prmcollin]

I haven’t noticed a difference with it out.

[@SoniaScrapbook]

Am I to understand that you routinely remove the flow restrictive piece to clean and replace? If so, why don't you keep it off?

[@prmcollin]

Some people have no problem with too much flow without it. One commenter mentioned that they have to use the supply valve to regulate because it flows too much without the restrictor.

[@sethpatera7809]

How do you remove the top?

[@sethpatera7809]

Nevermind!

[@rudy6222]

Just leave it out

[@johnknoxville6736]

Overcomplicated junk. Do not buy.