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My kitchen pull-out faucet vibrates when turned on full. Sound like a filter that needs cleaning? Also seems like the pressure/flow is diminished a bit.

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It sounds like water hammer, if the noise is in other faucets it is. There should be some air cushions in the water lines (air columns), they need to be drained, they behave like shock absorbers eliminating the chatter as water goes through the valve. This will definitely reduce the flow a little.

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