Low pressure, one sink, only hot water

Dave240

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I just bought a home, built in 1950. Both bathrooms have lots of pressure from the sinks and I think the shower has a decent amount of pressure in it too (haven't moved in yet so don't know) but the sink in the kitchen has very low pressure on the hot side.

The cold water has a significant amount more pressure. The hot water barely trickles out.

I have a moen faucet that looks to have seen better days. Could that be the source of the problem. The hot water tank is about 20 years old, but the hot water is fine in the bathrooms.

Please help as cleaning this house sucks with no pressure!

Thanks in advance.
 
You might want to take the cartridge out and check for crud. Note, though, that I've heard Moen carts can be a pain to get out sometimes...I don't think that they are that expensive, it might be good to just replace it.

First, though, make sure that the shutoff is fully opened and the line isn't kinked. I'd also consider just removing the supply line from the shutoff (after you turn it off of course!), then stuff a towel and a pan under there and turn it on momentarily to see if it has a decent amount of flow. It could be the shutoff's washer has swollen and it is restricting the flow some. My unprofessional opinion.
 
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