I need advice on how to fix this problem.... I have very low HOT water pressure at my kitchen sink, It is good everywhere else as well as the COLD water prussure in the kitchen is perefect, any Ideas before I have to call a Plummer?????
2007-12-02 03:05:00 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Jennifer♥ 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Turn off the hot water supply valve under the sink. Disconnect the tubing at the top of the valve with a wrench. Hold a rag over the valve and turn the valve on and off two or three times. This should clear any mineral deposits that are clogging it. While it is apart, open the hot faucet handle, hold a container under the tubing and turn on the cold water. On some faucets, this will backflow through the hot tubing and clear any clogs. Reassemble and see if it makes a difference. Good luck.
Note: It could also be a problem in the faucet "O" rings (if it is a single handle faucet) or the cartridge is bad on the hot side).
2007-12-02 03:16:37 · answer #1 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 18:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by marentes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the tap is harder to turn than usual,then it might just be needing a washer,it could also be an airlock.try opening all the hw taps at once to try and get the air out,if that doesnt work then you need to connect a small piece of hose between the hot and cold spouts in the kichen,open the hot one,then open cold tap to push the air out the open vent.
2007-12-02 03:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by Turdy malurdy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove the screen on the spout (were the water comes out) unscrew If you now have pressure clean the screen and replace.
2007-12-02 03:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by captnron1950 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there may be a piece of calcium in the line a valve that don't work,or a bad fixture valve at your sink.
2007-12-02 07:08:18 · answer #5 · answered by tom the plumber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋