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bosco1 (FL)
I have a single lever bathroom sink faucet that only works on the cold side, if I move it the hot side I get nothing coming out.Can someone lead me in the right direction on how to repair this? Or do I need to replace the whole faucet.Thanks in advance.
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PlumberLoren (CA)
Take a photo so we can see what brand it is. There are numerous single handle faucets with numerous style handles.
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Ridgidman (VA)
What brand of faucet is it?
You can try this...
Check your aerator. Disassemble and clean it out. Did that make a difference?
Next, you can disassemble the handle and look at your faucet internals. This is where knowing the brand would help with troubleshooting. Can you insert a small piece of wire in the hot supply port? The wire may clear any obstructions.
Lastly, you could try this if checking your faucet doesn't work...
Shut off the water under the sink. Disconnect the hot water supply tube from the underside of the faucet (Do not disconnect the tube from the shut-off valve). Get a small bucket and aim the supply tube into the bucket. Slowly turn on the hot side shut off valve. Look to see if you have flow. If you don't have flow, or the flow is weak, disconnect the supply tube from the shut-off valve. You can either blow through the supply tube or use a small piece of electrical wire to push through the supply tube. If the supply tube is clear, you may have an obstruction in your angle stop. Some angle stops can be disassembled, some can't. If you can remove the handle and packing nut, you can try using the wire to clear obstructions. Does replacing the shut-off help things?
I've had to replace the entire faucet when the above steps didn't work. 9 times out of 10 that fixed the problem. If you do wind up going with a new faucet, stick with either Moen or Delta. In my opinion, Moen is good quality and has excellent customer support. Delta is slightly easier to work on and is fairly good quality. Delta's customer support is good, but not as good as Moen's. I've dealt with both fairly extensively. Like I said, that's just my opinion.
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PlumberLoren (CA)
Ridgid Man..... execllent post. Well thought out and explained. Keep up the good work.
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sally99 (Non-US)
Can you post some pictures, the faucet valve may need repairing.
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