Last night I noticed very low pressure at my kitchen sink. when it is turned on, it slowly comes on and after a few seconds it improves but only slightly. It is probably at about half pressure. The cold is fine. I took apart the faucet, which is only a year old, and cleaned out everything I could but saw no blockage and saw had no improvement. The other hot water on that floor is fine and the hot water in the sink on the lower floor -- directly below the kitchen sink - is also fine. My guess is that some rust or something broke loose and is clogging the line. The pipes under the kitchen sink are copper, but the lines from the hot water heater are galvanized. I had to replace a 4' section last year due to bad rust. The house was built in 1960.
my thought is that either the faucet is bad (it was cheap) or there is something blocking the line. I was planning on starting with the hoses under the kitchen sink to rule-out the faucet then work backward to try and find a clog or something. my problem is that there is only about 2' of exposed pipe under the sink before it goes in the the wall and then I can't really do much.
Any advice?
my thought is that either the faucet is bad (it was cheap) or there is something blocking the line. I was planning on starting with the hoses under the kitchen sink to rule-out the faucet then work backward to try and find a clog or something. my problem is that there is only about 2' of exposed pipe under the sink before it goes in the the wall and then I can't really do much.
Any advice?
