First time homeowner here so please forgive the newbie question. I’m in Texas so our houses aren’t built for the cold. We’re going through freezing temps at night right now, with temps getting up well above freezing during the day. I woke up this morning to my kitchen faucet not having water (at all) when turning it to the hot setting. It’s the type of faucet that you just turn left (hot) and right (cold) and lift to open. The cold water side is fine. The two other faucets found in the two bathrooms have hot water without issues, but they have separate faucets for hot and cold. I’ve been religiously dripping all our faucets every night since last week. Is it possible something froze? And what I can do to start figuring out the problem and possibly fix myself?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Here’s what it looks like under the sink. The upper left tube is what I believe is the hot water, the right for cold, and the bottom goes to the dishwasher.
Update: Water finally came out! I left the faucet open on hot, then ran hot water on all the sinks and showers in the bathrooms to get the water heater pumping. After around 10 minutes, water started to trickle and eventually went full blast. I’ll make sure to drip the hot water as well and not just cold from here on out! Thanks to everyone who responded!
Where is your shutoff valve in case your pipe froze and split?
Turn on the hot water to that faucet.
Feel the pipe under the sink. Is it frozen?
Pipes are typically in the wall, attic, or under the home. Try to get heat to the pipe by opening the cupboard doors to expose that wall to the heat.
Turn your home thermostat up a few degrees.
I’d take this a little bit further and turn the cold water off to the faucet before trying the hot water. If nothing comes out then a pipe is broken or blocked. If cold water comes out then something else is going on.
Thanks for the response.
Do you mean the main shutoff for the entire house? It’s outside and I can shut if off if necessary. Every other faucet in the house works fine though, and there doesn’t appear to be a loss in pressure.
It doesn’t feel frozen. The pipe for the cold water even feels colder.
Our kitchen sink is on an island in the middle of the kitchen, so it’s not by an exterior wall. I’ve also kept the cupboard doors under the sink open throughout the night.
Out thermostat is at 70F the entire time. Do I need to turn it up even higher?
Do you have a basement you can use to access the pipes?
If you have a shutoff valve under the sink, shut it off and put the connection hose into a bucket and turn it own to see if it’s a faucet issue or if the pipe is blocked.
If the pipe is blocked you’ll want to figure out where it’s blocked at and put some heat on it.