Ok, I have a rental house, got good pressure in the bath room on hot and cold, and in the kitchen got good hot water pressure. The cold in the kitchen is low. Any good suggestions at first places to look.

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

Ok, I have a rental house, got good pressure in the bath room on hot and cold, and in the kitchen got good hot water pressure. The cold in the kitchen is low. Any good suggestions at first places to look.

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Chuck! Chuck! I thought you've been around my answers long enough to know this routine by heart.
One handle or two knobs? What's the name of the faucet? How old? Did this just start or come on gradually? Well or city water? Give me the details I need and I'll answer ASAP. Tom

Sorry forgot I was going to post this on the fortune telling

I don't read many of the plumbing things, I got some ideas but hopeing that someone will have a easy fix idea I forgot about.



Two knobs, one has a C the other H on it.

City water,

It was never very good since I bought the house.

The hot water side ( which has OK pressure had a lot of brown looking water come out of it when I first hooked up water)

The house sat without any water hooked up for a year or two before I bought it.

Ok Chuckie,
Now we're steamboating. You didn't say but I'll bet this is a older house with galvanized piping. The brown you see in the water's iron oxide,(rust) that's built up on the pipe walls. I'll tell you how to flush your water heater later.
Shut off the water to the kitchen faucet at the angle stops under the cabinet. Remover the stem and washer assembly from the faucet.(see image)
Check for any debris in bthe seat. Now place a pan over the open faucet to reduce splash and turn on the cold water angle stop and flush out the cold water supply. Reassemble and let me know if it helped. As for the water heater, it no doubt has mineral build up in the tank that must be flushed out before it gets in your system.
For long life and fewer troubles you should keep your heater clear of mineral build-up by flushing on a regular schedule. Let me show you how. Attach a hose to the boiler drain at the bottom of the tank. With the pressure on, open the boiler drain and let it run until the water runs clear. You will see a spurt of red,(rust) followed by white grains,(lime or calcium carbonate). This shouldn't take more then a few minutes. Do this monthly to keep it clear. Don't forget to flush it out every month. Your heater will thank you for it. Hope this helps, regards, Tom
"I was going to post this on the fortune telling page"
You could have. I answer all my questions with a crystal ball. Tom