Moen Low Water Pressure Quick Fix - Free!!

[@thefiveoceans1902]

I have lived in my new build home for over FIVE YEARS and complain all the time about the water pressure upstairs in both the sinks and shower. It would take between 5-10 seconds to fill your hands with water to wash your face. The shower water was so weak it wouldn’t ever hit the back wall. Took out the o-rings and BOOM my life has changed FOREVER. Thank you so much for this video!!!

[@johnwirkes]

Wow, went to Home Depot and for 6 bucks bought that cool green tool and I am back in business. My wife wanted me to call a plumber. Just saved a couple of hundred dollars. Thank you so very much.

[@melaniebrewster4253]

ah! For 2+ years I"ve been cursing the plumber that installed our sinks when we did a major reno! I'm so happy to have my pressure back!

[@Placidindustries]

The pink disk is the restrictor (the inner piece that you removed). I popped the outer white screen back in place. The flow is still great. The outer screen will catch debris that might clog the aerator. There is a black rubber gasket between the aerator & faucet body. Close the drain so it doesn't get lost. Thanks a ton, for this great video!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Hey you’re welcome!!

[@rstefanie2622]

TY very much. Picked up a key ring at Ace Hardware for $8.99 (has multiple aerator keys). Green fit my Moen aerator (same faucet I believe as in this video). Cleaned aerator gunk & removed the restrictor & works great. Saved me $127 for a new faucet plus $150 for a plumber to install. Excellent!

[@diedrichah7630]

Thank you very much for this video. You saved me a ton of money on a plumber because I was able to follow along and fix water pressure issues with 3 separate sinks.

[@radboy707]

Thank You. I just popped this out on all my faucets and now I have high pressure flow.

[@starrystarrynight9822]

Excellent video without all the time-wasting fluff that's in some videos. That is something I really appreciate! Explanations on everything were very clear also.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

@@starrystarrynight9822 thanks!!

[@RhianaSawyers]

Thank you for this. I accidentally broke mine before I found your video and now I know how to fix it before my husband gets home 😂

[@kevinboyd1668]

Thanks Friend, This saved me from replacing the facet to learning a new and simple home maintenance tip. Wonderful video 😀

[@bernadettecrockett6111]

Watching this video I realize why my water sprays now. The "plumber" who was fixing my pipes realized there was a water pressure problem. He took out the aerator to "fix" the flow problem, but did not replace the aerator. Now my faucet sprays water. He said because there is a blockage, but now I know that is not true. Hopefully I can purchase an aerator for my faucet. Thank you for this video.

[@tomg9251]

Spent $ for the best was miserable with no pressure. You guys saved me TY found key under sink where the plumber left it!, done TY again

[@kishabethany]

Life saver!! So annoyed that my brand new home had the worst water flow I’d ever seen in my life and the builder telling me there’s nothing they can do about 🙄

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Haha I feel your pain there. I finally started doing this mod instead of constantly buying new ones for $7-8 a pop.

[@All_Knight]

I had the same problem. Was being told to buy a new faucet. Thanks a lot!

[@mariaerrico6718]

Thank you ..just tried and it worked....finally I have a full running faucet! My life is complete!!!!!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Fantastic! I actually need to do the same for the rest of my faucets.

[@justbrowsing3294]

Thank you so much for this video my sink in the bathroom has no water coming out of it just a low stream of water and it’s been nerve wrecking for over a month now...I never knew about a tool like this I’m ordering it right now

[@5starubercar698]

You have finally solved my water pressure issue. I wish I’d come across this video long ago. Thank you so much.

[@kenla2230]

Thanks for preventing me from buying a new Meon aerator only to have the same issue later. My house is only three years old and I had low pressure in all 3 bathroom sinks, but removing the restricter has then all flowing like new!

[@5starubercar698]

Moen will send you replacement parts like aerator and cartridges free fir life

[@JMH_1991]

Saved me $20. I have the same type of Moen aerator. I cleaned them and soaked in vinegar but it did not help much. Did not know you could remove restrictor. 3 of my 4 sinks were dribbling. Did all 4 and they are shooting high pressure. Thanks.

[@AnnaT_NJ]

Thank you. Awesome guidance. It fixed low water pressure in my guest bathroom.

[@edgarzuniga9885]

You just save my life, i was literally ready to buy new hoses. Thank you very much.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

You’re welcome!!

[@ionizer55]

For those who find it too forceful when you remove the pink layer (I couldn't put the white disc back on its own, it wouldnt stay put) I find removing the little small rubber washer within the pink one and then putting it all back together without that little round washer on the pink part helped provide a good "medium" flow between too forceful and not enough. it felt like a good compromise because without the pink, the water came out so forceful it splattered everywhere

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Awesome tip!!! Thanks!

[@ShrimpCracka]

I did exactly what you did, thank you for the awesome tip! i like to add on that it might be easier to use a utility blade or a pick to remove the white disc and pink aerator. the first one I removed I used pliers and it ended up breaking the white sediment disc.

[@muhammadakhter4955]

It was a great help. If you want, you can just remove the small black ring and then put everything back in.

[@philipstoakes]

Good job. Very helpful, thanks. Especially for Moen type faucets.

[@revcounselor]

Saved a call to the plumber. Thank you!

[@emes8742]

I was so happy that for some reason I saved the box. The Fossett came in, and it had the key in it. Woo hoo I was able to get the aerator out but I can’t get the white part off… Curses. I can see the water flow is fine and it’s just the aerator. That is the problem. I’m soaking the aerator in vinegar now, hoping that it will loosen up and let me twist that white part off. Thank you so much for posting. If anyone reading this had trouble getting the white part off and actually got it off, please let me know. Thank you. Update: I used a different plier that grabbed from the top instead of the sides, and the white part came off and now it’s all fixed! I have awesome water flow for the first time in at least a year. It was a real head scratcher. yeah, I was scratching my head for a year over it .

[@ArcLightAddicts]

You can gently squeeze with pliers

[@ziyarules]

Thank you so much bro! It really helped me. I thought of replacing the entire faucet.

[@parneypots]

Perfect video. Short and to the point!!!

[@xsteel3292]

Whao! I had been looking for the 'right' part online and ran across this hack. FREE and perfect. Runs great now. Water flow on my Moen Eva slowed so much it was ridiculous. THe replacement that i found was about $11, if it was even the right part. Ridiculous. Thanks man.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Yeah same here!! I was tired of paying the $9-10 and also trying to find them. This has solved the issue once and for all.

[@trevorwilson343]

Thanks for showing this. So easy to increase the flow rate. 👍🏻

[@doatsouth3224]

Never discard the screen or the pink piece under the screen. That will affect the water turbulence coming out of the faucet, the restrictor itself is the tiny rubber O-ring under that top screen. Only discard that!

[@Casper8206]

This was perfect 👌🏻 tysm

[@alonsobueno4761]

Thank you

[@garonking]

Thanks dudes!!! Had no idea that little chingadera was in there. Wife just kept complainin, and you guys solved that problem! 😅 Appreciated!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Heck yeah!! Glad to help!

[@jvedrine2002]

Your video was extremely helpful, I finally have water in my bathroom sinks. Thanks Much!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

That’s awesome to hear!! You’re welcome!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

This was literally a random how to me and a buddy decided to do after dinner and a few beers haha!! Quick down and dirty!

[@andrewwezeman6091]

Great help! Thank you THV! Moen looks good but everything they design is impractical to adjust (towel rods etc.) Tip for others: The only problem I encountered is that when I screwed the filter back into the faucet, I accidentally did so at a slight angle. For some reason it allowed me to screw it most of the way in with no resistance but at the end I encountered slight resistance and then several of the dark gray projections that fit around the key broke off, leaving me no way to remove and reset it. I didn't make this mistake on the 2nd sink. Both faucets now run great but "mine" shoots out at a slight angle. I can live with it but it'll slightly annoy me every morning. ;-)

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Thank you for the wonderful comment. Im glad you're back with flowing water! Those moen fittings are impossible to find locally and I dont want to deal with buying online at this time so this worked great for the meantime!

[@pgswimming]

I ordered a set of aerator keys off amazon and one worked, it was an all blue set. This worked perfectly to remove the low flow from my moen sink, took me five minutes.

[@accountabilityisadmirable]

Lefty loosey ,right tighty !!! 😊. Thanks for the video!

[@RiCanLips4u]

I bought a key set from Amazon. Found the right size and did this!! Woot woot. So happy I didn’t need a man for the job! 😂😂

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Well that was easy!! Haha

[@Patriot41776]

Mine completely stopped! Thank you! It’s coming out… ain’t nobody got time for that!

[@cathibarnett3610]

Thank you! Took me longer to find your video and retrieve (aka, find) my “key” which I didn’t know I had in the basement with my manuals, etc. than to do it.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Haha well I’m glad you found the key!!

[@michaelward1494]

Great video Thanks. The white part that you removed can be put back on- but first remove the fine screen and pop out the rubber washer. Put it back together and you will have both flow and fine filter.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Thanks for the info!!

[@micheleesposito2964]

Thank you for making this easy. I couldn't figure out how to take off the filter to clean and remove the aerator. I found the liitle green cap.

[@svarog99]

Great video. Also, if you only want to go halfway to full blast, you can cut a piece off of the pink restrictor disc and put it back in.

[@kevinwarrick7190]

Worked like a charm. Why is the cartridge there if it's going to eventually restrict the water. Thank you so much!

[@jahouser6273]

Thank you so much, you saved me from having to call a plumber, and it was so easy

[@emadavazpour3358]

Thank you soooooooo much... no-nonsense, to the point and effective. Aaaand for those who already know what to do to start, just go to minute 2:05 of this video and you are set..

[@ArcLightAddicts]

I appreciate it!

[@sammas7440]

Btw, I was able to fix the flow restricter in my new Kohler bathroom sink faucet. I just installed it a couple weeks ago and noticed the low flow (1.2 gpm), I'm in Kommifornia and they like to restrict a lot. I've been searching to buy a replacement, but can't find one. Anyways, thanks to you my flow is high.

[@joseromo960]

Thank you so much, it worked! Only concern is it necessary to replace the 2 things I took out? What are those use for? Thanks

[@Null_pointer_exceptn]

Worked like a Charm! Thanks Fellas!

[@justinconway1]

Thank you! Super helpful. I'd like to know if there are any other recommended ways to get the aerator off if you don't have the key. I've seen two screwdrivers but that's a little tricky.

[@Koko-qs8zx]

This design is the worst EVER. The engineer needs FIRED and nerve heard from again. Try to use that key on a moen hot tub faucet. IMPOSSIBLE!

[@pagesoftokenreveal5310]

Which key would you recommend?

[@Koko-qs8zx]

@@pagesoftokenreveal5310 I used the points of my needle nose pliers. Also used my hemostat points to stick up there to turn it out. Works but a bit of a struggle….

[@flapjaques]

This worked on my Kohler faucet, thanks!

[@HayesMartialArts]

Just the video I was looking for! Didn't notice those keys (have one under every sink). Easy fix, thanks!

[@Jaijai311]

Thanks for the video! I was able to get through all but the last step, screwing the filter back in the faucet. I wasn't never able to get it in at the correct angle and now, the filter just drops after attempting to screw it back in. I don't think I worked it hard enough to completely strip it but then again, I've done worse before.

[@Jaijai311]

So update, everything is fine now. You know how you swear you're doing the same thing and nothing works and all of a sudden, it does?

[@monkeyb1820]

our house is new construction built in 2015, came with Moen faucets. The bathroom ones look similar to this, but fortunately the filter is not recessed and no key is needed. First thing I did was take all the restrictors out of the sink faucets. I just did kitchen filter for first time and it was nasty. I don't even want to know what was gunking it up, probably disintegrated roach parts. The only way to clean it up was to put it in a mini-rubbermaid container with some vinegar, put the top on, shake vigorously, change out the vinegar like 3 times. And examine your outdoor spigots carefully. Ours came with some kind of brass restrictor pieces that were kind of a hassle to remove, but I removed those too.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

That’s awesome work! Yeah these restrictions definitely get clogged pretty quickly unless you have some pristine water!

[@susansdelusions]

Thanks so much! I had to clean my filter so often it was ridiculous. The flow would slow to a trickle. Now at least I have great flow and there won't be buildup so often.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Thats awesome to hear! Yeah I was in the same boat!!

[@davewilliams7506]

Great video - doing this increased water flow about 33% but I'd like to increase it 100%. I checked the flow without an aerator and that is possible. Have you experimented with making a hole in the aerator after removing the restrictor? Great video! Thanks!

[@ShowPhil]

WOW! This is amazing! Excellent video!

[@KraftyKelly2]

Inhabe brand new moen faucet that was sorayimg water sideways onto countertop at tap - followed video but only able to remove the pink screen - replaced the aerator back and much better. I noticed the plastic screen has a large patxh where no holes - ridiculous quality. Hope this fix stays working

[@ArcLightAddicts]

It should work out for along time but maybe you can soak the parts in a solution that breaks apart calcium? That's probably why it's spraying sideways.

[@aglez9266]

Thank you Sr I Have been looking for this video a long time ago!!! Appreciate it

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Absolutely!!!

[@msqundhari]

I love you!!!!!!! I just did this and it works so well!!!!

[@Patriot41776]

I used a smaller punch, tapped it loose with a hammer and walked it out. Thanks for the video!

[@ronman1896]

You should always shut your drain before working on your faucet so nothing is lost during the procedure.

[@adtsal942]

Great video, right what I needed. But 2 questions. You removed the cap so are we supposed to use it without it? Doesn’t it serve any purpose? Secondly, why only some faucets have these problems? Is there underlying water quality issue that needs fixing by installing whole house water filter?

[@ArcLightAddicts]

We have pretty hard water in Florida and water quality isn’t the greatest. Installing a whole home water filter is great but will be much cheaper to either do this hack or buy a bunch of replacements.

[@bethwiley5356]

Thank you! This worked beautifully for me! I was prepared to replace the faucet!!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

That’s awesome feedback!! 😊

[@a.a.p3254]

Hi, I bought a used one on Marketplace for $35 .it’s over $120 got all excited to replace the old one that I still love Delta. Only to see the water pressure sucks big time. I’m so glad I found this video I don’t have the key, but let me tell you I will be fiddling with that faucet tomorrow. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@Faith-fj9jt]

Hello brother, thanks for the video. I live in Toronto. Please advise where I can buy this small part to fix my faucet. Thank you.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

I’m not sure if Amazon delivers there but if so you can find them in the provided affiliate link in the description.

[@RidgeRunner10]

Great video. Had my Moen bathroom sink flowing in 10 mins. Thanks!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

You’re welcome!!

[@olivertwisted]

Needed to do this so I wasn't waiting 2 minutes for hot water. Now I can just run full blast and purge all of the cold water and them moderate the flow once the hot water starts. That cold water in your pipes is a fixed variable that goes to waste no matter what your flow rate is, so there's no point in waiting longer for the process to play out.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Absolutely agreed on that one man!!!

[@mikelicavoli5787]

Super helpful. Couldn’t remember what to throw away!!!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cesaralvarez8558]

Thank you!!! Help me out get pressure in my sink. I had a different type of sink and couldn’t find the key. So just buy the 5 piece on amazon!!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Awesome and glad I could help!

[@jk9210]

I did something a little different here. After I removed both pieces I was getting a lot of tiny splashes in the vanity so I put the pieces all together again, but I removed the black rubber material from the pink piece that was removed. Gave good water pressure without the splashing.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

That’s good to know! I’ll have to try that!

[@ionizer55]

I just saw this comment after i had done the same, i found it to be a perfect middle ground and had the same issue you did with too much splashing with it totally removed

[@naughtyca131970]

ty this helped me, my moen used the green one too

[@myrtasellas9410]

I just fix my bathroom sink, by replacing faucet aerator. Wow, was going to call a plumber . Thank you for info.

[@joepellatt5783]

Great video, right to the fix without all the usual posturing.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Haha that’s what I strive for! Thank you for watching!

[@deathbeforedishonor573]

Thank you!! My new faucet was just trickling I was at a loss as to why you just solved my problem!! Thanks

[@barocks1814]

Very helpful! Thank you for posting this video!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

No problem! Glad to help!

[@thisoldjunk5752]

Ordered a pack of various keys. Thank you.

[@fannyshih3403]

It's very useful. Thank you so much. 😄👍

[@richschimpf9609]

If you don’t have the key, a pair of tweezers will work. Just put it in two of the key slots 180° across from each other and unscrew.

[@obscuriosities]

My LL replaced my old crappy faucet (that was spraying too hard) her old basic one from her kitchen instead of getting something new. It’s a moen kitchen faucet that basically is like this-what a freaking nightmare. It looks pretty but operates abt 80% worse than the broken 30yr old plastic no name crap that was on there. The water pressure is so bad I mentioned it to her & how impossible it was to clean anything and she was like “tell me abt it”. I’ve already been through cleaning lime deposits etc. it’s the damn faucet. I removed the screen on front & it didn’t look like this, but there was a cap above the filter with smaller holes. Removing screen did absolutely nothing to change the water pressure like your (just made it worse actually). Is it possible the water regulator is located elsewhere on a kitchen model? Thanks for the vid

[@grafduke7485]

Question: is it possible to take out the other gray plastic part? The one that's still in the spout I mean. What are the notches for?

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Notches are for the key to grab and unscrew the fitting.

[@smokeycanuck8058]

Thanks man, worked like a charm,

[@rdleahey]

I think you should have kept the white filter screen. In other words, just discard the pink restricter and replace the white screen instead of throwing it away.

[@doatsouth3224]

The only thing you want to discard is the tiny rubber O-ring! All the rest of that is for keeping debris from clogging it.

[@detvilaysorthepharack1606]

Thanks for your help I needed that.

[@mariorivera1585]

I'm so pissed off right now all I needed was that green key to fix my high end bathroom faucets now I have these cheap 1s damn learned something new

[@ArcLightAddicts]

I know the struggle!! The Moen had to be “different”

[@lukemuenzen5597]

Great video - simple to follow - thanks!

[@agente180]

Wow. I didn't know that cover piece could come apart! Thanks! I was actually able to rotate the whole aerator off without the tool.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Dang I wish mine came off like that!! Haha

[@williamsmallwood8846]

Would you be able to install an extended aerator on a faucet like this? I have a 4 year old that can’t reach to wash her hands?

[@brandoncolorsmusic]

THANK YOU!!!!! THIS IS THE SOLUTION!!!

[@chelsear.2658]

I removed only the pink restrictor and put the white screen back on. Water pressure is now great!

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Awesome news!!!

[@techywill]

Thanks! I remove the outer cap and it all fell apart and I couldn't feel life of me figure out which pieces to keep on it and which pieces to remove.

[@sandeshghosal110]

Hi! We have the same problem.. do u mind sharing the amazon link for the key ? Since i cant find the model number for faucet. Thanks 😊

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Either of these kits should work but please read the description for included sizes 🙂 amzn.to/3BaVODt Or amzn.to/3sNKTwQ

[@justjess986]

Thank you this is exactly what I needed thanks for asking

[@justjess986]

@@ArcLightAddicts and thank you for answering lol and for this awesome video! 😊

[@jimmock1155]

Thanks you man. Got the exact same faucet with the same problem. Tried to get that stupid thing out without the key. I had no idea what the key would look like or where to get one. I appreciate ya!

[@lemonhead162]

Do bathtub faucets/diverters have those low flow things in them too?

[@ArcLightAddicts]

Not typically

[@jlee3787]

This video helped me a lot! Thanks again

[@ArcLightAddicts]

You’re welcome! I’m glad it helped!

[@bebe_v7]

Omg!!! It worked!!! Thank you sooooooo much

[@ArcLightAddicts]

You’re most certainly welcome!!

[@ashwiniundale171]

May I know the size of this aerator

[@kathleenk2381]

I hate the low water flow from my bathroom faucet. I can literally brush my teeth, iron a shirt, get dressed, and brush my hair before hot water MIGHT finally be available. I can’t pull those pieces apart from the aerator, so I improvised with a knee-hi stocking which I now have on the faucet. Voila! Water pressure like the old days and the residual spray is contained as well.

[@rgarcia2418]

how do you remove the part where the aerator screws into? That's the part on my sink that seems to also have a restriction.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

It would depend on the model but you’d have to remove the entire assembly.

[@domerpie]

Very informative. Thank you

[@carltrommetter8786]

Sweet....Thanks for the tip bro.

[@darrellbrown8547]

Nice vid. The part is a defuser.

[@bryanspell]

Thanks! This was very helpful.

[@ArcLightAddicts]

You’re welcome! 😊