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hot water

Hi have got 12
litre of water per minute coming out of bath taps and not even 2 litre per minute out of kitchen taps can anyone give reasons why this may happen ..it is a convensional boiler and the hot water is gravity fed.

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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You live in a new house that is part g of build regs compliant.
    therefore you have flow restrictors on sink taps.

    You live in a very old house and you pipes are furred up.
  • Ruski
    Ruski Posts: 1,628 Forumite
    You have a kitchen tap with flexi hoses which are kinked...

    Your isolators are not fully open....

    You have a faulty mixer valve....
    Perfection takes time: don't expect miracles in a day :D
  • Hi

    You have a tap designed for mains/high water (hot and cold) pressure fitted to a gravity low pressure system.

    GSR
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
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