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Should the hot water pressure be lower than the cold on my new ‘Price Pfister’ kitchen faucet?
I just recently purchased a brand new kitchen water faucet, single handle. I understand that the water pressure will not be as forceful as my old faucet, however the hot seems to be substantially less than the cold and the luke warm. Is that normal or do I have a defective part?
The faucet itself should not reduce pressure. If it does it is probably the aerator screen. The housing for this screen is at the discharge point and can be removed by unscrewing it. My guess is that your situation is caused by a restriction in the line going to the faucet. Is the supply line kinked? Is there valves between the the feed line and the supply line? These are usually chrome and cheap. as they get old they should be replaced when the faucet is replaced. In any case ensure the valve is fully opened. They usually require a full turn or two but some are called 1/4 stops and require a 1/4 turn. If you did not replace the supply line (between faucet and valve) the washer may have not ended up in the correct place and is restricting the line. Sometimes when the water is turned off & on it loosens sediment in the line and it plucgs up the aerator screen. Last idea is that the old faucet was the original cause and the plumber simply turned the hot water feed down a little bit to adjust for the restriction in the cold side of the original faucet. A Very good idea is to tighten the connections on the supply lines to hand tight plus 1/4 turn. Then turn the water on and finish tightening them till the water stops dripping. This prevents damage caused by over tightening