Troubleshooting faucet hot water low pressure, low flow problem.

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The kitchen faucet started experiencing a very low flow rate on the hot water side only. This video covers the troubleshooting steps to identify and eliminate the reason for the issue. A WATT'S FloodSafe shutoff faucet connector is discussed. These connector hoses have the ability to shutoff water flow if a break in the line develops.
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@KJSmith-ut4uf 4 месяца назад

I want to thank you for this video. This has stumped me and several people on how to resolve this issue. And now I have hot water flowing!

@FixItDepot 4 месяца назад

Glad it helped.

@kennaryan6261 Год назад

In about 5 minutes we fixed low-flow that a plumber told us would require opening up our wall. Saved us money and frustration. Thank you!

@FixItDepot Год назад

Glad it helped you.

@faithalli8533 5 месяцев назад

@@FixItDepot hi can you please make a video for the bathroom sink. My Bathroom sink hot water faucet have no water or very little water coming out. The Cold water have pressure in my bathroom sink. But the hot water have no pressure thank you!!

@aLeaks. 4 месяца назад

Lol should be the same process.. @@faithalli8533

@mitchrichards918 3 месяца назад

Thank you! I removed the supply line and found a chunk of rubber washer plugging up one end. Cleaned it out and it works the way it should. Great straight forward videol.

@FixItDepot 3 месяца назад

Glad it helped. Thanks for sharing what you found. Helps others to understand what to look for.

@dianeduong7006 11 месяцев назад

Because of your video I was able to fix the hot water flow. It has some rubbery debris blocking the hot water hole. Saved me money from calling the plumber. Thank you!

@FixItDepot 11 месяцев назад

Glad it helped

@carolbeale 2 месяца назад

this was the fix for me, my hot only was running low. I also noticed, on both my hot and cold manufacturer braided lines for Kohler Cruette, there were small plastic flow restrictors on the ends of the connectors. I pulled them out and WOW! Pressure! Thanks, very helpful.

@FixItDepot 2 месяца назад

Glad you found the problem. Thanks for sharing.

@jordynharriger3216 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! We've been slowly losing hot water pressure in the kitchen but didn't want to call a plumber. Turns out we had a ton of buildup blocking the line and cleaning that out fixed everything!

@FixItDepot 8 месяцев назад

Glad I could help!

@bluesfoxpix 6 месяцев назад

Nice job troubleshooting on your own with minimal expense. Clear introductions.

@FixItDepot 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback.

@MrRuckerRod 10 месяцев назад

Was about to call a plumber but after watching this video, I was able to find some junk in the hot water tube and viola, water flow for hot water is back in bussiness. Thank you.

@FixItDepot 10 месяцев назад

Glad I could help

@prodoommania4157 8 месяцев назад

You sir are a lifesaver. Thank you so much

@jeannesamuel9691 Год назад

Thank you for this. My problem was different. Sharing here. We have your faucet but with Motion Sense. The other end of the hot water pipe (not the valve end) goes into the hot side of the motion sense. I took off the hose and there is a small cylindrical white tube filter probably less than (or approximately) 1" long, . The mesh was full of gunk. I cleaned it out carefully with a toothpick and rinsed it. Put all back together. Success!!!

@FixItDepot Год назад

Good to hear you solved the issue. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@drewsquickfix 3 месяца назад

good video thanks!

@Ken-fe5kd 9 месяцев назад

thank you

@michelemarch8270 2 месяца назад

Thank You🌸

@eternalblue_ 11 месяцев назад

God bless you

@OregonPete 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! Solved my problem too!

@FixItDepot 5 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!

@fekrebekele643 Год назад

OMG! I should have seen this video instead of googling for replacment of cartridge. Sure enough I found a piece of plastic in the middle hose after wasting all day looking for a cartridge from home depot. Yes this video was very helpful getting rid of the piece of plastic from the center hose. Sad took me all day looking for cartridge and focusing on cartridge. By the way I sunk the cartridge in a venigar for about an hour while I was working on the other stuff. Maybe that also helped. But for sure I found a piece of plastic and it worked!

@FixItDepot Год назад

Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching.

@marcwiid3887 8 месяцев назад

Very helpful

@FixItDepot 8 месяцев назад

Glad it helped

@lexismith9881 Год назад

This was exactly what we needed! Issue fixed In under 5 minutes. Thank you!!!

@FixItDepot Год назад

Glad it helped!

@chandrabhanmadho5883 Год назад

How you fish out the line

@eddieyang1373 8 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@FixItDepot 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@JaredMcConnellFerzen Год назад

Thank you that was our problem, saved me from calling a plumber

@FixItDepot Год назад

Glad it helped solve your issue.

@glenrobinson9842 2 месяца назад

Thans for this video. I just replaced my Moen faucet replacement hose and when I turned off the water to the inlet valves I noticed black water leaking from the valves. Now I have very low water flow on the hot and cold water sides but no restriction in hoses. I replaced the washers on the valves and they crumbled when I removed them. I'm guessing some debris from the washers got caught in the faucet itself since I blew out both hoses that attach to the faucet. Wish me luck!

@FixItDepot 2 месяца назад

Might have some of the pieces from the washer plugging off in the faucet too. I bet you will find and fix the problem. Good luck with it.

@Richiesrant 3 месяца назад

We had the same problem with our moen tap but the plug was right up inside the hose at the fixture. At first it looked like the hoses inside the fixture are pressed in but they do twist out. They are threaded, thank goodness so we got the hose out and put a coat hanger down it to unplug the blockage.

@FixItDepot 3 месяца назад

Good to hear you solved the problem. Just wondering, what did you find in it. I have another faucet video where we found solder all in the wall shutoff valve and the faucet internals. Too much solder was used when making up the fittings.

@juliobetancourt9972 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@FixItDepot 2 месяца назад

Thank you. After receiving over a million views on all my videos, this is my first ever “Super Thanks”. I appreciate your gratitude and taking the effort to do it.

@redbulllife 2 месяца назад

I fixed my problem in life 2 secs. I was turning the faucet the wrong way lol

@UnCutRx30 8 месяцев назад

Very helpful: same thing happened to me

@FixItDepot 8 месяцев назад

Glad it helped.

@linamij80 Месяц назад

I have the same faucet. No cold water coming out.

@marlons504 2 месяца назад

Same issue in my guest bathroom except the water flow in the tub right next to the sink also has low hot water pressure. I don’t see any blockage and even replaced the old galvanized and copper piping. Any recommendations on what else it could be?

@FixItDepot 2 месяца назад

There is a good plumbing channel called “The Grumpy Plumber” and he said to check the inlet and outlet piping on the water heater. Said it sometimes plugs up from electrolysis and you just have to clean out the pipe nipples. I have not experienced this, but he said he always checks that when there is good cold water pressure and low hot water pressure. Hope that helps.

@marlons504 2 месяца назад

@@FixItDepot Thank you!

@user-bz8kg6ee8h 8 месяцев назад

hi so we have not hot water in our sink and we only have a cold water valve? what do we do to fix? we have a dishwasher and disposal hooked up?

@FixItDepot 8 месяцев назад

If you don’t have hot water to the sink, you’re probably going to need a plumber.

@joelsys_75 8 месяцев назад

I had a total blockage of the kitchen, single lever faucet, after shutting off the supply. Did a similar procedure and traced it to the diverted valve in the head. I had to replace the faucet because I could not repair the diverter valve. My upstairs lavatory faucet the same issue. I will have to go into the connection by going through the wall

@FixItDepot 8 месяцев назад

They didn't install a shutoff valve outside the wall? Good luck with it.hope it goes well. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@Ruth-Thal Год назад

I have the same faucet. Buy both hot and cold have no pressure. Can you help?

@FixItDepot Год назад

Then you must be plugged in the faucet. I would inspect the cartridge that is under the handle. Look for something that is plugging it or maybe just replace it. I don’t have a video on how to do it. Try to find one, but turn the hot and cold water supply off, remove the handle, unscrew the retainer that holds the cartridge in place. Remove the cartridge. Based on what you see either remove the obstruction or replace the cartridge. Good luck with it.

@xucindy3019 Год назад

Hi this is super helpful, we have the same issue that hot water pressure is low but cold water is fine(other faucets in the house functions well), we first shut off the cold water valve, keep the hot water valve open, the water pressure is ok, then we turn off both valve, get the hot water line off from the faucet(just like you did in the video 1:24) test the hot water flow, it is still fine, then we thought it might be the faucet's problem, so we took another same faucet in the basement which functions well, replaced the problemed one, still get the same low hot water pressure, do you have any idea what would the problem be?? thanks!

@FixItDepot Год назад

Since two faucets functioned the same, I tend to think it might be the shutoff valve itself or trash in the line, but can’t be sure. Watch this other video I have and see if that helps. It’s title is “How to fix a kitchen faucet with low pressure and flow. Change shutoff valves and remove debris.” In that one the main problem was excessive solder being used during installation and it was plugging off the shutoff valve, hoses, and faucet parts. I hope it helps.

@mrpatrick121 Год назад

Thank you made me look like a champ in front of the wife

@AaronVisser79 9 месяцев назад

For the past….10 years our soaker Jacuzzi tub has had an insanely low amount of hot water pressure. I didn’t have time to figure it out and my wife seemed fine with it. But it always bugged me. Finally had time today and found the cutoff valves and the hot water was almost closed. Ugggg. So opened it up and now the tub fills in 5 minutes instead of 30.

@FixItDepot 9 месяцев назад

Was it solder plugging it or something else. Glad to here you got it fixed.

@AaronVisser79 9 месяцев назад

@@FixItDepot It was as simple as the valve just being almost shut. I turned it open and there she flowed! I can't even begin to imagine why it got so closed.

@Ken-fe5kd 9 месяцев назад

why no larger horse available?

@FixItDepot 9 месяцев назад

Don’t really know. It’s so short that you don’t get much pressure drop across it.

@elizabethion5573 8 месяцев назад

I have the hot water hose going up straight into the faucet and nothing to unscrew mid way. What do you suggest we do in this case?

@FixItDepot 8 месяцев назад

Sorry but not sure I can help you with the limited knowledge of your situation.

@colinjohnson4799 4 месяца назад

What if my problem is not with the hose itself

@FixItDepot 4 месяца назад

Sometimes there is solder material in the valve, hose, or faucet valve cartridge or nozzle. Sometimes it could be a black rubber gasket (oring) that has swelled up and slowing down flow. Hard to guess without knowing all the details.

@billieseymour9746 2 месяца назад

All I need to do is take a plug or something to stop the water from a hot water heater into my kitchen faucet with the plug has to be on the faucet side can anybody help me I don't want to take the whole thing apart I'm a senior citizen and I can do with cold water

@billieseymour9746 2 месяца назад

And no I cannot replace the whole faucet I just need to plug the old faucet I have in there now I know it was in the trailer I bought in 2013 I was told it was a regular household kitchen faucets

@FixItDepot 2 месяца назад

@@billieseymour9746 Hard to give further guidance without knowing your situation. why can't you just shut the hot water supply valve under the sink.

@billieseymour9746 2 месяца назад

There is no cut off But did figure out how to plug the hot water side faucet. Thank you so much

@Dziaba 7 месяцев назад

in my case, after closing the water, the water still flows in a small stream we taking about faucet …not supply valve

@FixItDepot 7 месяцев назад

Not sure if you are closing the supply valve at the wall or the faucet. If it is the wall valve, then you probably have trash in the valve that is causing it to not seal. Try flushing out the trash my opening and closing it while the faucet is turned on.

@FixItDepot 7 месяцев назад

You probably need to changeout the internals of the faucet.

@Dziaba 7 месяцев назад

@@FixItDepot thanks