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

    Jul 6, 2010, 09:39 PM
    Why is hot water pressure low (a trickle) at the kitchen sink?
    Why is only the hot water pressure low (a trickle) at the kitchen sink? The cold water pressure is fine.
    Milo Dolezal's Avatar
    Milo Dolezal Posts: 7,192, Reputation: 523
    Plumbing Expert
    		  
    #2

    Jul 7, 2010, 07:05 AM

    Most likely, you have debris in the faucet cartridge, on hot water side. Cartridge has small passages that get easily clogged with small debris that travel in old pipes. Turn off water, remove cartridge, clean it and reinstall. See if that works.
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!

Low kitchen sink hot water pressure [ 0 Answers ]

I put in a dishwasher today and when I hooked everything back up my hot water pressure in the sink is very low it wasn't when I started I have turned the knob all the way how do I get pressure back?

No hot water pressure in kitchen sink, comes out in a trickle [ 1 Answers ]

Hot water comes out in a trickle only in my kitchen sink, everything else is OK. The cold water has super pressure.

Low hot water pressure in kitchen sink [ 1 Answers ]

We have low water pressure in our kitchen sink. What causes this and how can we fix this?

Low hot water pressure in kitchen sink [ 1 Answers ]

Make/Model - Moen with Charlotte piple Was out of the country for 8 months and on my return the hot water pressure in kitchen sink is very low. Cold water is fine. It's a one handle faucet. I've read several of the discussions but don't seem to know where to start from. People mentioned cleaning...

Low Hot Water Pressure in Kitchen Sink [ 10 Answers ]

Recently the hot water pressure has gone down only in our kitchensink. A day or two earlier, ew had to turn our water off for some unrelated plumbing work, and when we turned it back on, the hot water pressure was significantly lower, but only in the kitchen (the bathroom tubs and sinks all have...

View more questions Search