How to remove the aerator to clean screen - Moen 4621 Chateau 1 Handle Bathroom Faucet W/drain Assy

Your aerators are probably clogged. The reason you still get water out of your tub and your spigot is because they have no screens to clog.
Have you had your water main shut recently or have the hydrants in your area been flushed? Both of these conditions can cause screens to clog. Remove the aerators, flush the lines and clean the aerators. If you still have no water, your stems and cartridges may also be clogged. They must be removed, cleaned and/or replaced, and the faucets flushed. If you have well water, your well may not be developed enough and is sucking up sand. This is usually not a concern if it's not a new well, or if your well hasn't been worked on lately.

If it works after you removed the aerator then its possible you had dirt in the lines and the aerator is partly plugged. Take apart and clean the screen.

It sounds like either your aerator is clogged, or someone has removed the metal screens to use for the combustion of herbal products. If nothing is missing from the aerator, it is probably clogged with white scale. Simply take a baggie filled with vinegar and place it over the aerator fastening it in place with a rubber band. After a couple of hours, remove and scrub with old toothbrush. If this doesn't work, remove the aerator and replace it. It screws right off.

It will have an aerator on the end of the faucet that has a screen. Sometimes these can be removed by hand carefully unscrewing. Others require an aerator removal tool (cheap). Either way, remove the aerator taking care not to allow it to separate into parts. Once removed, you can then dis-assemble noting the order in which you did so. Clean screens and re-assemble.

The screen is held in place by a threaded piece on the end of the faucet - collectively the screen along with the threaded piece is called the aerator. The aerator must be unscrewed to remove and clean the screen. A pair of pliers or a pipe wrench may be necessary if the aerator is tightened beyond hand tight or if corroded with mineral deposits.

Have you been able to remove the aerator?

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You took off the faucet, but did you take the aerator off the spout? That's a very common trouble, especially if you have hard water with lots of minerals. The aerator screen gets clogged and your water slows to a trickle or is stopped entirely.

The aerator just screws onto or into the faucet, but you might need a wrench to remove it if it hasn't been off in a while. Tape the jaws of the wrench to keep from damaging the chrome unless you plan to replace the aerator. Once it's off the faucet you can take the aerator apart, noting the order of the pieces, and clean off the screen. Reassemble it and put the aerator back on and you should have your water back.

You might also just want to replace the thing; you can find replacements at hardware stores and home improvement places. Just take the old one along to make sure you're getting the right replacement.

One of the greatest things about Franke Faucets is that they have a lifetime guarantee. If you recently changed the waterlines in the home then more than likely when the water was turned back on or lines pressurized the settlement in the water main (Outside of your home) was activated and clogged the aerator. Most aerators simply turn counter clockwise (With the water off) after remooving the aerator simply clean and dislodge any particles in another sink. As for the pull out, some models have an inline screen located between the hose and the faucet handle. Simpy remove the handheld faucet (With the water off) and clean the screen.

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.

Remove the aerator at the end of the spout. It will unscrew and once off it will have a dime sized restricter in it that can be removed this restrict's the water down to about 1.6 gpm to save water.
It will either be plastic or metal and about the size of a dime with a small holw in it to let water pass by maybe 1/8" hole just remove it and put aerator back together.

Clean aerator screen out before you put it back together.

http://www.plumbersurplus.com/pdf/07163.pdf This link has a breakdown of parts. Look at parts 8b-10 for aerator breakdown.

Try cleaning out the aerator assembly. Not totally familiar with model but the cap end of he gooseneck should unscrew or you may have a screw in insert. If cap unscrews, carefully try to remove the screen and flow reduction insert and clean thoroughly and replace. If cap end does not unscrew look at head where water would normally come out. If notice raised ribs and notches see if you can use a straight edge to un screw the aerator. They make special wrenches but I can remove mine with a butter knife edge. If you get water with aerator removed it's definitely clogged up. I've bet this is the case as sprayer and spout are typically ported from same point in faucet assembly. I had a tennants garden tub faucet that did the same thing and the aerator on the spout was clogged with trash.