Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    winature's Avatar
    winature Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Jan 25, 2010, 09:43 PM
    What's wrong with my faucet (s)?
    I have a single handle kitchen faucet. The cold water temperature and pressure appears to be fine, however, when I turn the faucet to the hot (left) side, little to no water comes out and it is not hot, not even lukewarm. What could be the issue? Is it the faucet itself? The water heater? Overall, it takes awhile to get warm/hot water from every other faucet/water source...
    truck 41's Avatar
    truck 41 Posts: 221, Reputation: 21
    Full Member
    		  
    #2

    Jan 25, 2010, 09:50 PM

    What kind if water piping do you have in your home? Copper, galvanized, cpvc,
    Milo Dolezal's Avatar
    Milo Dolezal Posts: 7,192, Reputation: 523
    Plumbing Expert
    		  
    #3

    Jan 26, 2010, 01:29 AM

    Most likely, you have debris caught in the cartridge and on hot water side. Close water, remove cartridge, flush it under running water, reinstall. See if that helped...
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

After shutting off the main line to fix a faucet, another faucet started running slow [ 3 Answers ]

I shut off the main line to fix the tub faucet. When I turned the main line back on the sink, in the same bathroom, had low water pressure. This wasn't the case prior to the job. It's very cold now so I thought perhaps a water line was frozen, however, every other faucet in the house is running...

Tub faucet leaking from back. Nipple length wrong? [ 6 Answers ]

We just had new copper pipes installed and are trying to attach our new tub faucet (Delta Universal Trim.) When we attach the faucet so that its flush to the wall, water leaks from the back. When we pull it away from the wall about 1/4", the leak stops. All we did to install it was slip the...

Low hot water pressure from kichen faucet only- 1 handle faucet [ 7 Answers ]

Hi. My question is similar to one asked a few posts ago except this is a 1 handle faucet. I plan on maintaining the boiler from now on but I have to fix the flow problem first. I disconnected the hot water supply line to the faucet and the pressure is excellent so I assume the problem is in the...

View more questions Search