This happens on every facuet in the house.
2007-03-25 11:41:10 · 12 answers · asked by freddy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
No I do not have a water filter.
2007-03-26 01:18:51 · update #1
Just to give you guys more info the washer also has low pressure when using cold water. The toilets fill slowly too.
2007-03-26 01:22:03 · update #2
You have a pipe blockage after where the hot water service picks up cold water.
2007-03-25 11:45:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The fact that you have good pressure on the hot side, eliminates the possibility of a clogged aerator, or a stopped up filter. Does this also happen in the bathtub? Try taking one of the cold water supply lines off, at the faucet, and direct the end of the line into a bucket, and see if you have reduced pressure. If there was a "break" in the city main, somewhere upstream of your house, dirt and debris could have been pushed into your cold water main, and since most people turn on the cold water first, the cold water supply lines could be clogged with this debris. Good luck! I just read your update. I believe your system has debris inside. You will have to take each line loose, and try and blow out the sediment and debris. It is a slow process, but unfortunately your best solution. The washer has screens at the hose connection. Turn the hose bibbs off, and remove the hoses, one at a time, and clean the screens, then reconnect, and check to see if the water pressure improves!
2007-03-25 19:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the pressure on the hot side is constant for 30+ minutes of running then it isn't the pressure within the hot water heater itself. So trace back to the split between the water main coming into the house and up to where it will split for the hot water heater and cold water side. In some houses there is a cold water cut off that you might want to check to see if it is turned fully on.
If you are on city water and not well water you might also want to check to see if there is a pressure reducer on the cold side. Might want to have it checked.
Past that, if you have iron pipes, it might be a matter of corrosion. Toward the beginning of the cold water line there is usually a outside tap that you could turn on to see what the pressure is, or even find a water pressure gauge and hook it up to the outside tape and measure you pressure. If the pressure is around 50psi, it it might be a flow problem where the pipes are so corroded that the water volume can't pass through the pipes.
2007-03-25 13:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by Billy C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trace the water line in from the road...somewhere after the tee that feeds the hot water heater, there must be a filter, or valve...some device prone to clogging. Check there first...If the problem is not located, turn off the valve for the cold, under a sink, and unhook the line feeding the faucet. Hold the line over a bucket, and open the valve again, check pressure there. If you have good flow there, then you must have bad faucets...unlikely because it would make all the sinks bad, but then again...how many could you have? Just be logical in your approach to troubleshooting the problem...the most expensive problem a homeowner can have is lack of confidence...it ain't rocket science.
2007-03-25 11:53:22 · answer #4 · answered by Joe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check to see if you have a shut off valve in the cold water line independent of the line going to the water heater. Trace the incoming cold water line from where it enters the building. If a subspace, you will most likely have to do some crawling. Also check to see if there was or is a water softener installed. If so the fault may be at this location.
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2007-03-25 11:48:07 · answer #5 · answered by hisemiester 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the totally reason for low water pressure to in problem-free words one sink on your house is using valve interior the tap being partly closed. it often is the close off valve below the sink. make sure one is opened ll the excellent way. If that doesnt artwork then close the equivalent valve thoroughly off. Unscrew the lever used to spark off the chilly water and use a phillips screw driver to open the valve contained in the tap. If this doesnt artwork you've cloged water lines and would must have a plumber come out and view on it.
2016-10-17 21:12:18 · answer #6 · answered by fote 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough information. I can tell you the problem could be too small a supply pipe feeding the system. A hot water tank acts like an expansion tank in that it takes longer to deplete the pressure because of the volume of the tank its self (probably around 40 gallons). This often fools people into thinking the problem is only in the cold water supply (which doesn't have that extra 40 gallon ''pressure reservoir'').
2007-03-25 11:50:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
There are multiple possibilities. One could be that the cold water line has a blockage or too many bends in it. Each 90 degree bend decreases the water flow by 50 percent. Increase the pipe size to at least 3/4 inch pipe and reduce the number of 90 degree bends, use 45 degree connectors where possible.
2007-03-25 11:49:51 · answer #8 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you have a water filtration system it is likely on the cold wate not the hot water pipe. IF you do have a filter that is what the problem likely is.
2007-03-25 11:45:07 · answer #9 · answered by Saint Lucipher 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You must have a leak in your cold water pipe or its plugged up. main pipe goes to cold water faucets and to hot water heater. Either you have a leak or its plugged up in main line before it gets to your first faucet.
2007-03-25 11:53:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋