Can I remove the screen filter in the kitchen faucet and clean it? A112.18.1M 2.26pm 8.33L 7MIN. I don't want to try to unscrew the part and find out I shouldn't have. How should I unscrew it?
Yes, the aerator (where the water comes out) can be unscrewed and removed from the faucet. I remove these and clean them out on a regular basis. If the aerator won't unscrew by hand, place a washcloth over the aerator (to prevent scratching) and carefully turn it with a pair of pliers. (Screw direction to loosen: Looking down on faucet, with pliers to the right-hand side, pull them toward you.) Make sure the rubber washer is properly placed in the top of the aerator after you have cleaned it out and you go to screw it back on. You normally don't need pliers to put it back on, as these are meant to be screwed on hand-tight. There might be several little parts inside the aerator to take apart and clean out, so be very careful to put these parts back together the same way they came apart. I find a toothpick is often useful to clean these out, as well as a cup of water to rinse them in.
I looked online to solve this same problem and found this. Thank you. A pair of tweezers proved to be the perfect tool for loosening up and twisting off the aerator. Lots of junk built up behind the aerator which had blocked the flow. Works great now, after cleaning it all out. Thanks again!I looked online to solve this same problem and found this. Thank you. A pair of tweezers proved to be the perfect tool for loosening up and twisting off the aerator. Lots of junk built up behind the aerator which had blocked the flow. Works great now, after cleaning it all out. Thanks again!
Kevin's solution works. Thanks! Just cleaned out the aerator on my faucet with this same model #. I found using a pair of tweezers to gently loosen and twist off the aerator worked well. Twist off in a counter-clockwise direction. Lots of junk built up. After cleaning it all out it works like new.
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Yes, the aerator (where the water comes out) can be unscrewed and removed from the faucet. I remove these and clean them out on a regular basis. If the aerator won't unscrew by hand, place a washcloth over the aerator (to prevent scratching) and carefully turn it with a pair of pliers. (Screw direction to loosen: Looking down on faucet, with pliers to the right-hand side, pull them toward you.) Make sure the rubber washer is properly placed in the top of the aerator after you have cleaned it out and you go to screw it back on. You normally don't need pliers to put it back on, as these are meant to be screwed on hand-tight. There might be several little parts inside the aerator to take apart and clean out, so be very careful to put these parts back together the same way they came apart. I find a toothpick is often useful to clean these out, as well as a cup of water to rinse them in.
I looked online to solve this same problem and found this. Thank you. A pair of tweezers proved to be the perfect tool for loosening up and twisting off the aerator. Lots of junk built up behind the aerator which had blocked the flow. Works great now, after cleaning it all out. Thanks again!
Kevin's solution works. Thanks! Just cleaned out the aerator on my faucet with this same model #. I found using a pair of tweezers to gently loosen and twist off the aerator worked well. Twist off in a counter-clockwise direction. Lots of junk built up. After cleaning it all out it works like new.