How do you get air out of your water lines?

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It depends on your system. If your on city water you should be able to pull off the airaters on the sinks and open up all your fixtures until the air is out. If your on a well you could try the same thing. If it doesen't work on a well it could be that your well pump isn't filling your tank as fast as your booster pump is suplying your lines while your using your water. This can create a vortex in your tank that will suck air into the pump.

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I actually had the same problem and I did the one about turning off the water main, opening up all the faucets etc and it really worked! If I were you I would try this before calling that plumber. It is a great way to resolve having air in your water lines!!! Thanks again.

I've seen a lot of questions about air in the water lines but not many answers.

I went on vacation for about a week, and when I came back, I noticed some sputtering of air, mostly on the hot water side. This trick worked for me, hopefully it helps you too:

I turned off the water main (outside) and opened ALL of the faucets (hot and cold knobs on full) in the house (sinks, tubs) and flushed the toilets. Ok, so flushing is probably overkill.

I then turned on the water main and let each faucet run until I didn't hear any sputtering/bubbling/etc. Before turning them all the way off, I let just the hot water run for a little bit longer, and there was still some more air in that side. Once it seemed the air was "cleared", I turned off all the faucets.

Haven't had any sputtering since.

Good luck!

First answer by jon hornick. Last edit by Bennieo67. Contributor trust: 45 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 198 [recommend question]