Does anyone have hard water and use these? We have very hard water here that can clog showers. I wonder if the deposits could clog the waterer.
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You can use the hard water filters that are sold to support patio misters - they take the minerals out of the water. Available at the big box stores with the misters in the landscape irrigation section.
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I run the water through a Brita filter before I put it in. Takes care of the issue.
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Filtering is not dealing with hard water the NUVO will coat the minerals allowing for them to pass thru without klinging onto piping, faucets shower doors..... I would keep with a carbon pre filter in front of the NUVO to remove chlorine odors and larger particles before the water hits the NUVO Hope this helps
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I sprayed as much gunk off mine as I could; then placed them in the Power Soak for 24 hours. When I rinsed them, it seems like just as much gunk came out, the second time. I used cold faucet water. It says that it works better with hot water. I was impressed.
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I have never had that happen. I imagine they are clogged somehow. You could try using some diluted drain cleaned to unclog it.(1/2 warm water/half drain cleaner. This worked for me with a clogged garden hose.
2146420
Ours did the same thing. If you start googling reviews on it, you will see that this is a common problem. It is almost impossible to get rid of. The company says that it is because you live in an area with REALLY bad water. Therefor you need to change the filter every 1-2 weeks. A scam in my opinion.
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Ha ha....we were actually going to suggest that, but didnt know how to phrase it. Good for you using your noggin....sometimes a bubble of air can form in the plumbing and it is hard to get it out. Guess we will have to add "sucking" to our technical must do list! But that is often all it takes in cases where water is not being disbursed. Sometimes things get disconnected or air bubbles form during the rough ride across the ocean. Glad to see it worked out for you...its a good little machine for the money.
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Mine was like that too. Filling the tub is an issue. I had to choke down my main supply valve to about half and put flow restricters on all the other fixtures. Kind of a pain but it saves water too. We all take showers anyway but could fill the tub just takes a while.
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Try checking the hoses for a clogged area if not go to the manufactures site and see if they may know what is happening. I have used mine quite a lot and have had no problems.
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Last I heard Moen products were quaranteed for life! They sent me 2 of these plus other models for other faucets at least twice at no charge. I told my mom that & she got an entire new faucet at no charge just last year. I just feel guilty asking anymore cuz it's my hard water causing the problems.
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I have extremely hard water, too. I tried adding a capful of apple cider vinegar to run through the water (a little ACV is good for pets), but it caused the water to grow mold deposits in just a few days. Soooo, I ended up doing what RIAN P. does. I buy one of the XL jugs of drinking water at the grocery store. This has completely solved the problem. One of those jugs (the ones with the spigot) are pretty cheap, and you'll be able to fill the fountain maybe 3 or 4 times with it. It's a small cost compared to what you'll spend on filters!
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We live in an area with very hard water, the valve still works fine. It's the small holes in the shower head that tend to clog up but I put vinegar in a Baggie and soak the shower head and all is fine. No problems with this diverter, very well made.
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I seem to have a problem with my filter being clogged. It squirts all over when I try to filter water (even trying to run a very small amount of water thru the filter) so I tried to backflush it but water will not flow thru at all. What seems to be the problem? How do I fix this issue if I can't backflush it?
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I haven't had any problems, but we don't have particularly hard water here. I've had this thing for at least a couple of years now, and it's still working very well.
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Could be mineral buildup. It happened to mine along the seams at the bottom, but it took took two years rather than two months for it to happen. You might have particularly hard water. We have one of those filters at the sink, so the water is less mineral laden. You'll have to get a cleaning kit from Simplex since just about every other product on the market messes with the tin. I wasn't happy about paying an additional $40, but Simplex customer service told me I'd get more than 20 cleanses out of it. And it worked like a charm.
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Clean the mineral deposits with vinegar - it dissolves them. Do the same for your faucets & showerhead too.
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We also have hard water which clogs up everything! We only use filtered water in our cats water fountain!
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Been in service 4 months and no problem, either. But, no hard water either. This has been the best shower head we've had in nearly 10 years. Just a nice full steam of water