We have low hot water pressure in one tap (kitchen), but the laundry and bathroom are fine. The kitchen is the closest to the hot water cylinder, only a metre away.
Talked with a plumber and he reckons it is head pressure, nothing can be done.
We have been here 16 years and can remember it being better then this.
Ideas?
johotech,
Jan 24, 6:06am
rusted pipes? Faulty tap?
That's all my crystal ball tells me :(
stylus1,
Jan 24, 6:12am
faulty tap, plumber can't make much profit from this job so b.s's you. Tell us what type of tap it is, and yes we know it's a chrome one!
dutchess46,
Jan 24, 6:14am
Maybe the tap has a cap to unscrew and clean the filter.
lythande1,
Jan 24, 7:05pm
You on low pressure or mains? If low, is that mixer a low pressure only one? Probably not is my guess.
tygertung,
Jan 26, 7:18pm
There must be a restriction in the tap or pipe.
androth2,
Jan 26, 11:31pm
My kitchen hot tap sometimes gets slower and slower ,eventually I have to remove the top and clean out all the hot water cylinder dirt which seems to block it from opening completely.
trade4us2,
Jan 27, 4:19am
We should have a website or youtube for this. There are so many different reasons for low water pressure, starting with: was the pressure ever OK?
smallwoods,
Jan 27, 9:13am
HOT one!
I just had too, lol.
Riser mixer one, you know the two into one type with the long spout in the kitchen.
smallwoods,
Jan 27, 9:14am
The laundry and bathroom rum very well, about 3x as fast.
smallwoods,
Jan 27, 9:15am
Can I send you some glass cleaner to get a better view? Cheers
nzjay,
Jan 27, 10:56am
Does the tap have an aerator gauze at the nozzle. it might be blocked with lime scale etc. They normally will unscrew to clean. Soak in white vinegar.
kitkat66,
Feb 27, 4:00am
Yes this,and as above Plumber is BS ing you ring another plumber. Head pressure can be simply sorted one easy method that worked for me was raising the pipe that comes out of the roof a couple of meters.
tonijo,
Feb 28, 6:01am
we had similar issue in the laundry - issue was galvanized pipes over time had shed stuff and narrowed the entry to the hot tap. Cleaned it out and good as new.
bryshaw,
Mar 1, 8:04am
Laudry had same slow pressure (cold) and plumber found a filter in the on/off wall tap had twisted around and was blocking the flow.
whynot47,
Mar 3, 11:38pm
my hubby has that problem. low pressure
trade4us2,
Mar 4, 3:26am
Who uses galvanized pipes in the last 40 years? My plumber assured me that that Buteline is OK for high pressure cold and hot water. And there have been no problems or blockages.
kitkat66,
Mar 17, 6:30am
Come back in 4 years and well see.
tegretol,
Mar 17, 8:07am
You're turning the wrong taps on then.
trade4us2,
Mar 17, 8:54am
The pipes have been installed for 30 years so far.
pheonix,
Mar 18, 6:29am
I had replaced copper and original plastic pipes with buteline 7yrs ago and have had no problems at all. Both cold and hot are high pressure. Had the old DUX plastic pipe and fittings replaced with buteline at my mothers place before that and she has had no problems. Maybe you were just unlucky kitkat66.
stylus1,
Aug 10, 1:16pm
turn off water and unscrew the hot tap and see if there is anything blocking it. Could be deformed washer or bad ceramic disc.
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