I recently replaced my water heater, and since then, the water pressure for my kitchen faucet is really, really, low. None of my other faucets seem to be affected (bathroom, shower, etc.). I can't really tell if my dishwasher is affected, but my refrigerator does not appear to be. The kitchen faucet, dishwasher, and refrigerator all run off the same set of pipes that come into the cabinet below my kitchen sink. The water heater is located a floor down almost directly below the kitchen.
My current theory is some sediment dislodged from the replacement of the water heater has blocked the faucet. Is this possible? Could this be caused by anything else?
Best Answer
What type of faucet do you have? If you have a pull-out faucet then you can detach the pull-out head from the hose (that reaches down under the sink) and see if the water pressure is good at that point. There are small parts in the pull-out faucet that also could have caught some debris (although cleaning them out may be a challenge). But at least you could have narrowed down where the problem is; i.e. is it in the pull-out faucet head.